2019 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS SEDAN airbag

No
teson cleaning andcareA voiding vehicl edamag e
Ext erior lighting
Cleanthelenses withawe tsp ong eand mildcle ani ng agent,
e.g .car shampoo. Onl
yuse cleaning agents orcleaning clothsth at aresuit able
fo rpla stic lens es.
Sensor s
Cleanthesensor sin thefront and rear bum perand inthe
ra diat orgrill wit hasof tclo thand carsham poo. When
usingapo we rwa sher ,maint ainaminimum distance of
11 .8 in(30 cm).
Re ar vie wcamer a
and 360°Camer a R
Open thecamer aco verwit hth emultimedia system
(0013 page209) .
R Use clean waterand asof tclo thtocle an thecamer alens. Do
notuse apo we rwa sher .
Ta ilpip es
Cleanwithaclean ingagent recomme ndedforMer cedes-
Benz, especiallyin thewint erand afte rwa shing theve hicle. Do
notuse acidic cleaning agents. No
teson car eof theint erior 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom plastic
par tsbreakin gof faf te rth euse ofsol‐
ve nt-ba sedcarepr od ucts
Ca reand cleanin gpr oduc tscon tainin gsol‐
ve nts can causesurfaces inthecoc kpit to
become porous. When
theairbags aredeplo yed, plas ticpar ts
ma ybr eak away. 0007
Donotus ean ycar eor cle ani ng prod ‐
ucts containing solvents tocle an the
coc kpit. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
bleac hedseat belts
Bleac hingordyeing seat belts canseverely
we aken them.
This can, forex am ple, caus eseat beltsto
te ar or failin an acc ident . 0007
Neverblea chordyeseat belts. Maint
enance andcare365

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is mal functi oning
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
canno tcar ryout vehicle stabiliz ation.Inaddit ion,ot her driving safetysy stems
ar eswitc hedoff. 0007
Drive on car efull y. 0007
Have ESP ®
ch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 0007
Drive on car efully . 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
0075
Left Side Curta inAirbag
Malfu nction Service
Req uired(Ex am ple) *T
hecor responding windowcur tain airbag ismalfun ctionin g(0013 page34). 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj urydue tomalfu nctions inthewindo wairbag
If th ewindo wairbag ismalfunct ioning,itmight betrigg ered unint entionall yor might notbe trigg ered atall in
th eeve ntofan acci dent with high deceler ation. 0007
Have thewindo wairbag checkedand repair edimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
Front Passeng erAirb ag
Enabl edSee Operator 's
Manu al *T
hefront passeng erairbag andknee airbags areenabled during thejour ney:
R evenwh en ach ild, asmall adultoran obje ctwe ighin gless than thesy stem weight thre shold islocat edon the
fr ont passeng ersea t Displ
aymessa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 44
3

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
R evenwh en thefront passeng erseat isno toccupied
The system mayde tect obje ctsorforc es that areaddin gto thewe ight applied totheseat. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj urywhen usingach ild restra int system while thefront passeng erair bag
is enabled
If yo usec ureach ild inach ild restra int system onthefront passeng erseat andthefront passeng erair bag is
enabled, thefront passeng erair bag candeplo yin theeve ntofan acci dent.
The child could bestru ck bytheair bag. 0007
Ensur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest atus ofthefront passeng erair bag iscor rect.
NEVER useare ar wa rdfacing child restra int onaseat protect edbyan ACTIVE FRONT AIRBAG; DE ATHor SERI‐
OUS INJURYtotheCH ILD can occur . 0007
Pullove rand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions. 0007
Checkth est atus oftheaut omatic front passeng erairbag shutoff(0013 page44 ). 0007
Ifnec essar y,consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
Front Passeng erAirb agDis-
ab led See Operator 'sMan-
ua l *T
hefront passeng erairbag andthekn ee airbag aredeactiv ated, although anadult oraper son withan adult statur e
is on thefront passeng erseat. Ifadditional forc es areapplied totheseat, thewe ight thesy stem detects maybe
to olow. 444
Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj urydue toadisable dfron tpasse nger airbag
If th efront passeng erairbag isdisabled, thefront passeng erairbag willnotbe deplo yedin theev ent ofan acci‐
dent andcann otper form itsintended protect ive func tion.
A per son inthefront passeng erseat could then, forex am ple, com eint ocon tact with theve hicle's interior ,
especially ifth eper son issitt ing tooclose tothecoc kpit. 0007
Mak esur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest atus ofthefront passeng erairbag iscor rect. 0007
Pullove rand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions. 0007
Checkth est atus oftheaut omatic front passeng erairbag shutoff(0013 page44 ). 0007
Ifnec essar y,consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
Active BrakeAssi stFunc-
tio ns Lim itedSee Opera-
tor' sMa nua l *
Ve hicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ckag e:Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stwit hcr oss- traf fic functi on,Evasi ve Steer ing
Assis tor PRE‑S AFE®
PL US ismalfunct ioning.
Ve hicl eswithout Drivin gAss istanc ePa ckag e:Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stismalfun ctionin g. 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
PRE-SA FEInoperative See
Operator's Manual *
PRE‑S AFE®
functions aremalfunctioning. 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Mercedes meconn ect
Services LimitedSeeOper-
ator's Manual *S
ervice limited.
At leas tone ofthemain functionsof theMer cedes meconnect system ismalfunct ioning. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 44
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Ac
tiv eSe rvice System PLUS
see ASSYST PLUS
Ac tiv eSpe edLimit Assist <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 187
Dis play <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 187
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>187
Ac tiv eSte ering Assis t.............................1 89
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............191
Ac tiveEmerg encyStop Assis t.............1 93
Ac tiveLa ne Chang eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 191
Dis play sin theIns trument Display...... 193
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 189
Sy stem limit ations ........................... ....1 89
Ad aptiv ecr uise contr ol
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Ad aptiv eHighb eamAssist
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>125
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 126
Ad diti onalvalue rang e
Se tting displa ycont ent ........................ 229
Ad diti ves............... ................................... 427
En gine oil............................................. 427
Fu el ...... ............................................... 427 Ad
diti ves(engine oil)
see Additiv es
Ad diti ves(fuel)
see Fuel
Ad dres sbo ok
see Contacts
Ad jus tingthe balanc e/fader
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...350
Ad jus tingthe headl am pra ng e............... 123
Ad jus tingthe sound focus
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...350
Ad jus tingtreb le,mid- rang eand bass
se ttings
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...350
ADS PLUS dam ping system
see AIRMA TIC
Af ter-sales service center
see ASSYSTPL US
Air bag
Re duced protect ion ...............................4 2
Air cond itioning system
see Climat econ trol Air
distribut ion
Se tting .................................................1 38
Air freshe nersystem
see Perfume atomiz er
Air inle t
see Air-water duct
Air pressu re
see Tire pressur e
Air suspension
see AIRMA TIC
Air vents ................................................... 143
Ad jus ting (front) ............ ...................... 143
Ad jus ting (rea r) ............ ........................ 143
Air vents
see Airvents
Ai r-re cir cula tion mode.............................1 41
Air -water duct .......................................... 358
Ke eping free ........................................3 58
Airb ag....... ..................................................40
Ac tivati on ........... ...................................34
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er)....4 0
Ins tallation locations .............................4 0
Knee airbag........................................... 40 49
4
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Ov
ervie w ...... .................................... ..... 40
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p.....4 4
Pr otect ion ....................................... .......4 1
Sid eairba g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 40
Wi ndo wcur tain airbag ...........................4 0
Air flow
Se tting .................................................1 38
AI RMA TIC..................................................197
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 198
Sus pens ion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 197
Alar m
see Panic alar m
Al ar m system
see ATA(anti-t heftal ar m system)
All-wheel drive
see 4MA TIC
Alt ernativ ero ute
see Route
Amb ientlighting
Se tting (mult imediasystem) ................1 28
Andr oidAuto <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 316
Con necting amob ilephon e.................3 17
Endi ng............ ......................................318 Inf
ormation ...................................... .... 317
Ov ervie w .......................................... ....3 16
Sou ndsettings <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 317
Tr ans ferred vehicle data......................3 18
Anim als
Pe ts intheve hicle ........................... ...... 62
Anti-loc kbr aking system
see ABS(An ti-loc kBr akin gSy stem)
Anti-skid chains
see Snowch ains
Anti -thef tala rm system
see ATA(anti-t heftal ar m system)
Anti-t heftpr otection
Imm obiliz er.................................... ........ 88
Anti- theftpr otection
see ATA(anti-t heftal ar m system)
Anticipat oryoccupant protection
see PRE- SAFE®
(anticip ator yoccu‐
pa nt protect ion)
see PRE-S AFE®
PL US (antic ipatory
occupant protect ion plus)
Apple CarPla y™........................................3 15
Con necting aniPho ne®
........................ 315 Endi
ng............. .....................................316
No tes ................................................... 315
Ov ervie w ..............................................3 15
Sou ndsettings <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 316
Tr ans ferred vehicle data......................3 18
Asht ray
Fr ont cent erconsole ............................1 16
Re ar passe nger com partment .............. 117
Using .................................................... 116
Assis tance systems
see Drivin gsaf etysy stem
Assis tantdispla y
Menu (on-boar dcom puter) .................. 231
ASS YSTPL US <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011>351
Batt erydi sconne ctionpe riods .............3 52
Displ aying theser vice duedate........... 351
Fu nctio n/no tes .................................... 351
Re gular maint enance work <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 351
Spec ialser vice requ iremen ts.............. 351
ATA (anti-thef tala rm system) .................. 88
Deac tivatin gth ealar m.......................... 89
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 88
AT TENTI ONASSIST <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 215, 217
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 215 Inde
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Se
tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 217
Sy stem limit ations ........................... ....2 15
At tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Au dio mode
Ac tivati ng med iamod e........... .............331
Co nnecti ngUSB devic es ........... .......... 333
Co pyrights ............ ...............................3 30
Inf ormatio n....... ................................... 329
Inser ting/r emoving anSD card....... .... 331
Medi asea rch ....................................... 336
Ov ervie w .................. ........................ ... 332
Pa use and playbac kfun ction ...............3 33
Selecti ngatrac k ....... .......................... 333
Selecti ngplayba ckoptions ............ ...... 333
Tr ac klis t.............................................. 333
Au thorized Mercedes- BenzCenter
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
Au thorized workshop
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Au tomatic distanc eco ntr ol
se eAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Au tomatic drivin glights ........... ..............123 Au
tomatic engine star t(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> .......150
Au tomatic engine sto p(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> .......150
Au tomatic fron tpass engerfr on tair‐
bag shutoff <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 43,44
Fu nctio nof theaut omatic front
passeng erfront airbag shutoff......... ..... 43
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p.....4 4
Au tomatic fron tpass engerfr on tair‐
bag shutoff
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............136
Au tomatic trans mis sion
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve r..... .................... ..154
Dr ive pr ogr am disp lay ............. ............. 153
Dr ive pr ogr ams............. .......................153
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.................... 153
Eng aging drive po sitio n............. .......... 156
Eng aging neu tral ............. .....................155
Eng aging park position .................. ...... 155
Eng aging reve rsege ar .................... .....1 55 Kic
kdo wn ....... ......................................157
Manual gearshif ting.............................1 56
St eer ing wheel paddle shifters ............ 156
Tr ans miss ionposit iondispla y.............. 154
Tr ans miss ionposit ions........................ 154
Au tomatic trans mis sion (problem)
se eTr ans miss ion(problem ) B
Ba ghook .................................................. 109
BA S(Br akeAssis tSy stem) .....................1 72
Batt ery
Ch arging (Remo teOnline) .................... 146
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 66
Batt ery
see Battery(v ehi cle)
Batt ery(v ehi cle) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 381
Ch arging <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 379
Char ging(R emo teOnline) .................... 146
No tes ................................................... 376
No tes(s ta rting assis tance and
ch argin g) .............................................3 77
Re placing .............................................3 81
St artin gassis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ......379 496
Index

Chec
kTire Pressur eSoon ...................4 66
Che ckTire Pressur eThen Restar t
Ru nFla tIndi cator <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> .......470
0077 CheckTire s ................................. 467
00B2Chec kWa sher Fluid ..................... 475
00AC Coolan tTo oHo tSt op Vehicle
Tu rn Engi neOff............ ........................ 459
Cr uise Contr olInop erati ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 456
Cr uise Contr olOff<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 456
0025C urrentl yUna vailable SeeOper‐
at or's Manual .......................................4 41
00E5 Currentl yUna vailable SeeOper‐
at or's Manual ...................................... 434
Dec rease Speed.................................. 470
00AF Don't Forget Your Key.................. 472
Dr ive More Slowly ............ ...................448
Dr iver' sDoo rOp en &Trans miss ion
No tin PRisk ofVehicle Rolling Away ..465
00B3Engi neOil LevelCann otBe
Mea sured <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>.....461 00B2Engine
OilLevelLo wStop Vehi‐
cle Turn Engi neOff............ ..................461
00B2Engi neOilPr ess ureSt op Switc h
Of fEngin e...........................................4 62
00B2Engine OilReduce OilLevel.........4 61
0075 Front LeftMalfunction Service
Re quired (Exam ple) .............................4 46
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Disabled See
Oper ator's Manual .............................. 444
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Enabled See
Oper ator's Manual .............................. 443
00B6 FuelLevelLo w ............................ 460
00B6Gas CapLoose ............................ 460
0025In operativeSee Opera tor's
Manua l...... .......................................... 442
00E5 Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manua l..... ...........................................4 42
007AInope rativ eSee Operator' s
Ma nua l........... .....................................439
0053Ino perativ e ........... .......................446 0049Int
ell.Ligh tSy stem Inoperativ e... 476
00AF KeyNo tDe tected (whit edis‐
pl ay messa ge)...................................... 471
00AF KeyNo tDe tected (red displ ay
messa ge).............................................4 71
0075 LeftSide Curtain Air bag Mal‐
func tion Service Required (Exam ple) ...4 43
¢ Lowe ring <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ............454
Ma lfunctio nDr ive at Ma x.50 mph...... 453
0049Malfunction SeeOper ator ’s
Manual ................................................ 477
Mer cedes meconn ectServices Limi‐
te dSee Oper ator's Manual .................4 45
N Pe rm anen tly Ac tiveRi sk ofRo lling
Aw ay <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 464
00AFOb tain aNe wKe y........................ 471
ç Off............................................... 455
00D9Of f............................................... 452
Onl yShif tto 'P' when Vehicle isSta‐
tio nar y.................................................4 65 Inde
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