2019 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS SEDAN Owner's Manual

Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
The sliding sunroofcann otbe closed
and youcan notsee thecause. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped orfata linj uryby clos ingthesliding sunroofagain
If yo uclo sethesliding sunroofagain immediat elyaf te rit has been blockedor rese t,th esliding sunroof
closes withincr eased forc e.
Pa rts of thebody could become trapped intheclosing area inthepr ocess. 0007
Mak esur eth at no par tsof thebody arein theclosing area. 0007
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif somebody becomestrapped.
or 0007
Press thebutt oninanydir ect ion during theaut omatic closing process.
The closing process isstopped. If
th esliding sunroofisobs truct eddur ing closing andreopens again slightly: 0007
Immediat elyaf te rau tomatic reve rsing, pull and hold the0057 buttondown again tothepoint ofresis t‐
ance untilthesliding sunroofisclosed.
The sliding sunroofwill beclosed withincr eased forc e.
If th esliding sunroofisobs truct edagain and reopens again slightly: 0007
Repeat thepr ev ious step.
The sliding sunroofwill beclosed again withincr eased forc e. Openin
gand closing 87

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

Indicat
orlam p1 flashes whentheAT Asy stem
is armed.
The ATAsy stem isdeactiv ated aut omaticall yin
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R afte runloc kingtheve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R afte rpr essing thest ar t/ stop butt onwithth e
Smar tKey inthestow agecom partment
(0013 page14 5) R
afte runloc kingtheve hicle using KEYLES S-
GO
0009 When theMer cedes‑ Benzemergency call
sy stem isactiv eand thealar mstay son for
mor eth an 30 sec onds, ames sageis aut o‐
mat icall ysen tto theCus tomer Assis tance
Ce nter (0013 page 322) .
De activ ating theATA 0007
Press the0036, 0037or008B buttononthe
Smar tKey .
or 0007
Press thest ar t/ stop butt onwithth eSmar t‐
Ke yin thestow agecom partment
(0013 page14 5)
De activ ating theala rm using KEYLESS-GO : 0007
Grasp theoutside doorhandle withth e
Smar tKey outside theve hicle. Opening
andclosing 89

No
teson thecor rect driver' sseat position 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom adju sting
th eve hicle settin gswhile theve hicle isin
mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion 0007
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int ,th e
st eer ing wheel orthemir rorand fasten
yo ur seat belt. En
sur eth efo llo wing when adjustingth esteer ing
wheel 1,seat belt2and driver's seat 3:
R youar eas faraw ay from thedr iver's airbag
as possible
R youar esit tin gin an upr ight position
R your thighs areslight lysuppor tedby theseat
cushion R
your legs areno tfull yex tende dand youcan
depr essthepedals proper ly
R thebac kof your head issuppo rted ateye
le ve lby thecent erofthehead restra int
R youcan hold thesteer ing wheel withyo ur
ar ms sligh tly ben t
R youcan moveyour legs freel y
R youcan seeallthedispla yson theins tru‐
ment clusterclea rly
R youha ve agood overview of thetraf fic con‐
di tions
R your seat beltispulled snug lyag ains tyo ur
body andisrouted acr oss thecent erofyour
sho ulder andacross your hips inthepelvic
ar ea 90
Seats andstow ing

Seats
Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at mec hanicall yand
el ec tric all y(w ithou tSe at Co mf ortPa ckag e) 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseats areadjus tedby childr en
Childr encould becom etrapped ifth ey adjus t
th eseats, particular lywhen unattended. 0007
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. 0007
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. The
seats canbeadjus tedwhen theignition is
switc hedoff. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nad jus ting theseats
When youadj usta seat ,yo uor other vehicle
occupants couldbecome trapped, e.g.onthe
seat guide rail. 0007
When adjustingaseat, makesur eth at
no onehas anybody partsinthesw eep
of theseat. Obser
vethesaf etyno teson "Airbags" and"Chil‐
dr en intheve hicle". 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto the
dr iver's seat notbeing engaged
If th edr iver's seat isno teng aged, itcould
mo veune xpectedl ywhile theve hicle isin
mo tion.
This could cause youto lose control of the
ve hicle. 0007
Alw aysmak esur eth at thedr iver's seat
is eng aged bef orest ar tin gth eve hicle. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom adju sting
th eve hicle settin gswhile theve hicle isin
mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion 0007
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int ,th e
st eer ing wheel orthemir rorand fasten
yo ur seat belt. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseat height isadjus tedcar elessl y
If yo uadj ustth eseat height carelessly ,yo u
or other vehicle occupants couldbetrapped
and ther eb yinjur ed. Seats
andstow ing 91

Childr
eninpar ticular could acciden tally
pr ess theelectr icalseat adjus tmentbutt ons
and become trapped. 0007
While moving theseats, makesur eth at
han dsorother body partsdo notget
und ertheleve rasse mbly oftheseat
adjus tmentsy stem. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tohead
re stra int swhic har eno tins talled orare
adjus tedincor rectl y
If hea dre stra int sar eno tins talled orare
adjus tedincor rectly ,th ehead restra int scan ‐
no tpr ov ide protect ion asintended.
Ther eis an incr eased risk ofinjur yin the
head andneckar ea, e.g. intheeve ntofan
acci dent or wh en braki ng. 0007
Alw aysdr ive wit hth ehead restra int s
ins talled. 0007
Beforedr ivin gof f,mak esur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupant that thecent erofthe
head restra int suppor tsthebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. Do
notint erch ang eth ehead restra int sof the
fr ont and rear seat s.Ot her wise, youwill notbe
able toadjus tth eheight andangleof thehead
re stra int scor rectl y.
Ad jus tth ehead restra int fore -and -aftpo sitio nso
th at itis as clo seasposs ibletothebac kof your
head. 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.
When brakin gor intheeve ntofan acci dent,
yo uco uld slide underne athth eseat beltand
sus tain abdomin alor nec kinj uries, forex am‐
ple. 0007
Adjus tth eseat proper lybef orebegin‐
ning your jour ne y. 0007
Alw aysensur eth at theseat backres tis
in an almos tve rtical posit ionand that
th eshoulder sectionofyour seat beltis
ro uted acr oss thecent erofyour sho ul‐
der . 000E
NO
TEDama getotheseats when moving
th eseats back The
seats maybe damag edbyobject swhen
mo ving theseats back. 0007
When moving theseats back,mak e
sur eth at ther ear eno objec tsinthe
fo ot we ll,under orbehin dth eseats. 92
Seats andstow ing

1
Seatba ckrest inc linat ion
2 Seat height
3 Seat fore -and -aftpos ition 0007
Toadjus tth eseat fore -and-af tposi tion:
lif tle ve r3 and slideth eseat intoth e
desir edposition . 0007
Mak esur eth at theseat iseng aged. Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at mec hanicall yand
el ec tric all y 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseats areadjus tedby childr en
Childr encould becom etrapped ifth ey adjus t
th eseats, particular lywhen unattended. 0007
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. 0007
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. The
seats canbeadjus tedwhen theignition is
switc hedoff. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nad jus ting theseats
When youadj usta seat ,yo uor other vehicle
occupants couldbecome trapped, e.g.onthe
seat guide rail. 0007
When adjustingaseat, makesur eth at
no onehas anybody partsinthesw eep
of theseat. Obser
vethesaf etyno teson "Airbags" and"Chil‐
dr en intheve hicle". 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto the
dr iver's seat notbeing engaged
If th edr iver's seat isno teng aged, itcould
mo veune xpectedl ywhile theve hicle isin
mo tion.
This could cause youto lose control of the
ve hicle. 0007
Alw aysmak esur eth at thedr iver's seat
is eng aged bef orest ar tin gth eve hicle. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseat height isadjus tedcar elessl y
If yo uadj ustth eseat height carelessly ,yo u
or other vehicle occupants couldbetrapped
and ther eb yinjur ed. Seats
andstow ing 93

Childr
eninpar ticular could acciden tally
pr ess theelectr icalseat adjus tmentbutt ons
and become trapped. 0007
While moving theseats, makesur eth at
han dsorother body partsdo notget
und ertheleve rasse mbly oftheseat
adjus tmentsy stem. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tohead
re stra int swhic har eno tins talled orare
adjus tedincor rectl y
If hea dre stra int sar eno tins talled orare
adjus tedincor rectly ,th ehead restra int scan ‐
no tpr ov ide protect ion asintended.
Ther eis an incr eased risk ofinjur yin the
head andneckar ea, e.g. intheeve ntofan
acci dent or wh en braki ng. 0007
Alw aysdr ive wit hth ehead restra int s
ins talled. 0007
Beforedr ivin gof f,mak esur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupant that thecent erofthe
head restra int suppor tsthebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. Do
notint erch ang eth ehead restra int sof the
fr ont and rear seat s.Ot her wise, youwill notbe
able toadjus tth eheight andangleof thehead
re stra int scor rectl y.
Ad jus tth ehead restra int fore -and -aftpo sitio nso
th at itis as clo seasposs ibletothebac kof your
head. 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.
When brakin gor intheeve ntofan acci dent,
yo uco uld slide underne athth eseat beltand
sus tain abdomin alor nec kinj uries, forex am‐
ple. 0007
Adjus tth eseat proper lybef orebegin‐
ning your jour ne y. 0007
Alw aysensur eth at theseat backres tis
in an almos tve rtical posit ionand that
th eshoulder sectionofyour seat beltis
ro uted acr oss thecent erofyour sho ul‐
der . 1
Seatbac kres tinc linatio n
2 Seatheig ht
3 Seatcus hion inclinatio n
4 Seatfo re -and -aftpos ition 94
Seatsand stow ing