2019 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS SEDAN open hood

1
Steer ing wheel paddle shifters →
156
2 Comb inationswit ch →
124
3 DIRECT SELEC Tleve r →
154
4 Multimedia system displa y →
254
5 Glovebox →
105
6 Start/ stop butt on →
145
7 Climat eco ntro lsy stems →
139
8 Control elem ents forth emultimedia system →
254
9 Hazar dwa rning light s →
125
A PASSENGER AIRBAGindic ator lam ps →
44
B Stow agecom partment →
105
C Control pan elforth emultimedia system →
255
D Contr olkn ob forvo lume andswitc hesthe
sound on/off →
254
E Switc hesthemultimedia system on/ off →
254
F Rear wind owroller sunblin d →
79
G ECOstar t/ stop funct ion →
152 H
ActivePa rking Assist →
211
I Setstheve hicle leve l →
198
J DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h →
153
K Control pan elforth emultimedia system
(s te er ing wheel) →
227
L Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel →
101
M Control pan elforth eon- boar dcom puter →
227
Oper ates cruise control →
182
Oper ates ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C →
185
N Diagno stics con nection →
25
O Open sth ehood →
352
P Elect ric pa rking brak e →
168
Q Light switch →
122
R Control pan elfor:
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis t →
191
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assist →
224 At
aglanc e– Coc kpit 7

Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Ve hicl eswithout apanor amicslid‐
ing sunr oof:The sliding sunroofdoes
no toper atesmoo thly. 0007
Push the0057 buttonuptothepoint ofresis tance untilth esliding sunroofisfull yopen. 0007
Press the0057 buttonforano ther secon d. 0007
Close thesliding sunroof.
Ve hicl eswith apanor amicsliding
sunr oof:The sliding sunrooforthe
ro ller sunblin ddoes notopera te
smoo thly. 0007
Pulland hold the0057 buttonlittle bylittleunt ilth esliding sunroofisfull yclosed. 0007
Pull and hold the0057 buttonlittle bylittleunt ilth ero ller sunblin dis full yclos ed. 0007
Use automat icopera tiontofully open andthen close thesliding sunroof. Anti-t
heftpr otection Fu
nction oftheimm obiliz er The
immo bilizerpreve nts your vehicle from being
st ar tedwit hout thecor rect Smar tKey .
The immobilizer isaut omaticall yactiv ated when
th eignition isswitc hedoffand deactiv ated when
th eignition isswitc hedon.
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke theSmar t‐
Ke ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. Anyone can
st ar tth eengine ifava lid Smar tKey has been left
inside theve hicle. 0009
Intheeve nttheengine cannotbe star ted
(y et theve hicle ’sstar terbatt eryis ch arge d),
th esy stem isno toper ational. Contactan
aut hor ized Mercedes- BenzCenteror call
1-8 00- FOR-MER Cedes (intheUS A)or
1-8 00- 387-0 100(in Canada). ATA
(anti-thef tala rm system) Fu
nction oftheATA system
If th eATA system isarmed, avisual andaudible
alar mistrigg ered inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R when adoor isopen ed R
when thetrunk lidisopened
R when thehood isopened
The ATA system isarmed automatic allyafte r
appr oximat elyte nseco ndsinthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R afte rloc king theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R afte rloc king theve hicle using KEYLES S-GO 88
Opening andclosing

0007
Toremo ve:us ing asu itab leob ject, turntw o
mou nts1ofcover2 inan count er-cloc k‐
wise direction asfaras they will go. 0007
Remo vetheunloc kedco ver2 from the
wheel arch liner bypulling itupw ards. 0007
Toins tall: inser tco ver2 atbottom ofthe
wheel arch liner . 0007
Usin gasuit able object,tur nth etw omount s
1 oftheco ver2 incloc kwise direction as
fa ras they will go.
Re plac ingbulbsinthe halo genheadla mp
Re quirement s
The lightin gsy stem isswitc hedoff.
Lo wbeam/high beam:
R AH7 55Wlight bulbisavailable.
R The hood isopen .
Tu rn signal lights:
R APWY 24Wlight bulbisavailable.
R The coverin thefront wheel arch has been
re mo ved. 1
Low-beam headlam ps
2 High beam
3 Turn signals 0007
Turn there leva nt hou sing cover1–3 coun‐
te r-cloc kwiseand remo veit. 0007
Lowbeam /high beam :tur nth esoc ket
cou nter-cloc kwiseand remo veit. 0007
Indicat or:turnth esoc ketcou nter-clo ckwise,
re lease itand remo veit. 0007
Pull thebulb outofthesoc ket. 0007
Inse rtthene wbulb intoth esoc ketsu ch that
th eent ire base ofthebulb isresting onthe
bo ttom ofthesoc ket. 0007
Inse rtthesoc ketand turnit clo ckwise. 0007
Press onthehousing coverand turnit cloc k‐
wis e. 0007
Turn signal lights: installth eco verin the
fr ont whee lar ch . Cha
nging there ar bulb s(v ehic leswith halo‐
ge nheadla mps) Opening
andclosing theside trim panels in
th etrunk 0007
Toopen: release right-h andorleft-han dside
tr im panels 1attheto pand remo ve. 0007
Toclose: re-ins ertsi de trim panel 1. 13
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Light andvisib ility

Ensu
rethefo llo wing beforest ar tin gth eengine:
R The legalstipulation sin thear ea wher eyo ur
ve hicle ispar kedallo wengin est ar tin gvia
smar tphon e.
R Itis saf eto star tand runth eengine where
yo ur vehicle ispar ked.
R The fuel tank issu fficien tly filled.
St arting theve hicl e 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofcrus hing orentr ap‐
ment dueto unin tentio nalstar tin gof the
engine
Limbs couldbecrushed ortrapped ifth e
engine isstar tedunint entionall ydur ing
ser vice ormaint enanc ewo rk. 0007
Alw ayssecur eth eengine agains tunin‐
te ntio nalstar tin gbef orecar rying out
maint enanceorrepair work. Re
quirement s:
R Park position 005Disselect ed.
R The anti- theftalar msystem isno tactiv ated.
R The panic alarmisno tactiv ated. R
The hazar dwa rning light sar eswitc hedoff.
R The hood isclos ed.
R The door sar eclos edand locked.
R The windo wsand slidin gsun roof areclosed. 0007
Startth eve hicle using thesmar tphon e:
R Aftereve ryvehicle star t,th eengine runs for
te nminu tes.
R Youcan carryout amaximum oftwoconsec ‐
utiv est ar tin gatt em pts. The vehicle mustbe
st ar tedonc ewit hth eSmar tKey bef oretrying
to star tth eve hicle again withth esmar t‐
phone.
R Youcan stop theve hicle again atanytime.
R Further information canbefound inthe
smar tphone app.
Secur ingtheengine agains tst ar ting before
car rying out maintenance orrepair work: 0007
Swi tchon thehazar dwa rning light s.
or 0007
Unloc kth edoor s.
or 0007
Open aside windo wor thesliding sunroof. Br
eaking-in notes Mer
cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
To preser vetheengine during thefirs t
1, 000 miles(1 ,500 km):
R Drive at varying road spee dsand engine
spee ds.
R Drive th eve hicle indrive pr ogr am A
or ;.
R Chang ege ar bef oreth eta ch ome terneedl eis
00C3 ofthewa yto there dar ea oftheta ch ome‐
te r.
R Donotshi ftdo wn age ar man uallyin order to
br ak e.
R Avoid overstrai ning theve hicle, e.g.driving at
full thro ttle .
R Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:Do
no tdepr esstheaccelera torpeda lbe yond the
pr essur epoint (kickdo wn). Dr
iving andparking 14
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The
segment son speedome ter1 indica tethe
sy stem status forth efo llo wing:
R Cruise control (0013 page18 1)
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(0013 page 183)
000E NO
TEEngi nedama gedue toexc essiv ely
high engine speeds The
engine willbedamag edifyo udr ive wit h
th eengine intheov errevving rang e. 0007
Donotdr ive wi th theengine intheove r‐
re vving rang e. The
fuelsu pp lyis int erru pted toprotect the
engine whenthere dmar kon tach ome ter3
(o ve rrev ving rang e) isreac hed.
Dur ing norm aloper atingcon dition s,coo lant
te mp eratur edispla y4 mayrise tothere d
mar k. 000A
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen open‐
ing thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine has
ove rheat edordur ing afire intheengine
com partmen t,yo uco uld come intoco ntact
wit hho tga ses orother escaping operating
fl uids. 0007
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowthe
engine tocool down. 0007
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine com‐
par tmen t,ke ep thehood closed and
call thefire ser vice. Ov
ervie wof thebut tons on thest eer ing
wheel 1
¤ Back/Hom ebutt on(press and hold),
on- boar dcom puter
2 Touc hCon trol, on-bo ardco mp uter
3 Con trol pan elforcr uis econtr olor Active
Dis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
4 Contr olpa nel formulti mediasy stem:
£ Voice Cont rolSy stem
ß Displa ysfavo rite s
VO L:contr olknob, adjuststhevo lume or
switc hesthesound off0063 (press)
0061 Makes/acc epts acall Ins
trument Displayand on-boar dcom puter 22
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R
freq uent operation inmount ainouste rrain or
on poor road sur faces
R whe nth eengine isoftenleft idling forlong
per iods
R oper ation inpar ticula rly dus tycond ition s
and /orif air -rec ircula tion mod eis freq uen tly
used
In these orsimilar operating conditions ,ha ve the
int erior airfilt er ,engin eair clean er,engin eoil
and oilfilt er etc. chang edmor efreq uent ly.The
tir es mus tbe checkedmor efreq uentl yif th e
ve hicle isoper ated under increased loads. Fur‐
th er information canbeobt ained ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. Batt
erydisconne ctionperiods The
ASSYSTPL US service interva ldisp lay
can onlycalculat eth eser vice dueda te when
th ebat tery isconnect ed. 0007
Notedown theser vice duedatedispla yedon
th eins trument displaybef orediscon necting
th ebatt ery(0013 page35 1). Engine
compartment Opening/closing
thehood 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifth eengine
hood isunlatc hedwhile driving
An unloc kedengin ehood mayopen upwhen
th eve hicle isin mo tion andblockyo ur vie w. 0007
Neverunla tchth eengine hoodwhile
dr iving. 0007
Beforeev erytrip, ensur eth at the
engine hoodislatc hed. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
when openingand closingtheengine
hood
When opening orclosing theengine hood,it
ma ysuddenl ydr op intoth eend position .
Ther eis arisk ofinjur yfo ran yone inthe
engine hood's rang eof mo vement. 0007
Onlyopen orclose theengine hood
when ther ear eno per sons inthe
engine hood's rang eof mo vement. 000A
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen open‐
ing thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine has
ove rheat edordur ing afire intheengine
com partmen t,yo uco uld come intoco ntact
wit hho tga ses orother escaping operating
fl uids. 0007
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowthe
engine tocool down. 0007
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine com‐
par tmen t,ke ep thehood closed and
call thefire ser vice. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomo ving
par ts
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment maycon tinue tomo veorsuddenly
mo veagain evenaf te rth eignition hasbeen
switc hedoff,e.g. thecooler fan.
Ma kesur eof thefo llo wing beforeper form ing
ta sk sin theengine compartmen t: 0007
Swi tchth eignition off. 352
Maintenanc eand care

0007
Neverto uc hth edang erzon esur round ‐
ing movingco mp onent parts,e.g. the
ro tatio nar ea ofthefa n. 0007
Remo vejewe lry and watche s. 0007
Keep items ofclo thing and hair away
fr om moving parts. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom touc hin g
co mp onent partsunder voltag e
The ignit ionsystem and thefuel injec tion
sy stem workund erhigh voltag e. Ifyo uto uc h
co mp onent partswhic har eunder voltag e,
yo uco uld recei vean elec tric shoc k. 0007
Neverto uc hco mp onent partsof the
ignit ionsystem orthefuel injec tionsys‐
te m when theignition isswitc hedon. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine, the
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. 0007
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedinthe
fo llo wing. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom using the
winds hieldwiper swhile theengine hood
is open
When theengine hoodisopen andthewind‐
shield wipersar ese tin mo tion ,yo ucan be
tr apped bythewiper linkage. 0007
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and ignition beforeopening theengine
hood. 0007
Toopen: pullleve r1 torelease thehood. Maint
enanc eand care353

0007
Push handle 1ofthehood catchupw ards
and liftth ehood byappr oximat ely15 in
(40 cm). 0007
Toclose: lowe rth ehood andletit fallfrom a
height ofappr oximat ely8 in (20 cm). 0007
Ifth ehood canstill be lifte dslightl y,open
th ehood again and close itwit halittle more
fo rc euntil iteng ages cor rectl y. Engine
oil Chec
kingtheengine oilleve lusing theoil
dip stick 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine, the
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. 0007
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedinthe
fo llo wing. Re
quirement s:
R The engin emus tha ve an oildips tick.Ifno t,
th eengine oilleve lcan becheckedonl ywit h
th eon- boar dcom puter(0013 page355).
Depen dingontheengine, theoil dips tickma ybe
ins talled intheengine compartmen tin dif fere nt
lo cati ons.
The waitin gtim ebef orech ecking theoil leve l
when theengine isat nor mal oper ating temp era‐
tur eis five minut es. 0007
Park theve hicle onaleve lsur face. 0007
Pulloil dips tic k1 outand wipe off. 0007
Slowly slide oildips tic k1 intoth eguide
tube tothestop, and take itout again afte r
appr oximat elyth re esecon ds.
R Oilleve lis cor rect:oil leve lis be tween 2
and 3.
R Oilleve lto olow: oil leve lis at 3 or
belo w. 35
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Maint enanc eand care