2020 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE Owner's Manual

ECO
star t/s topfunc tion Ope
ratio nof the ECOstar t/s topfunc tion
Ve hicl eswithout a48 Von-b oardele ctrical
sy stem (EQ Boos tte ch nology)
The engine isswitc hedoffaut omaticall yin the
fo llo wing situat ionsifall vehicle conditions for
an aut omat iceng inestop areme t:
R Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Yo ubr ak eth eve hicle toast ands tillin trans ‐
miss ionposit ion005Bor005C.
Ve hicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
If yo uswit chon theHOLD function intransmis‐
sion position 005Bor005C, theengine willautomati‐
call yst op inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R Youstop behind ave hicle that ispullin g
aw ay.
R Youstop atast op sign when ther eis no vehi‐
cle infront ofyou.
R Youtur nth esteer ing wheel hardat alow
speed. %
Intra nsmiss ionposition 005E,theengine is
no tswitc hedoffaut omaticall yeve nwh en
th eHOLD function isswitc hedon.
The engine isrestar tedaut omatic allyif:
R Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:In
tr ansmis sionposition 005B,youre lease the
br ak epedal whentheHOLD function isno t
activ e.
R Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Yo ushif tint otransm issionposi tion005B or
005E.
R Youdepr esstheaccelera torpeda l.
R Anautomatic engine star tis nec essar y.
ECO star t/ stop funct ionsymbols inthemulti‐
func tion displa y:
R The 00D6 symbol (green) appear swhen the
ve hicle isat ast ands till:th eengine was
switc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/ stop funct ion.
R The 00D5 symbol (yello w)appear swhen the
ve hicle isat ast ands till:no tall vehicle condi‐
tions foran engine stop have been met. R
Neit herthe00D6 nor00D5 symbol appears
when theve hicle isat ast ands till:an intelli‐
ge nt stop inhibit orwa sde tected, e.g. ast op
sign.
If th eengine wasswitc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/
st op funct ionand youlea vetheve hicle, awa rn‐
ing tone sou nds and theengine isno tre star ted.
The Vehicle ReadytoDriv eSwitc hthe Ignit ion
Off Befor eEx iting displa ymessag ealso appear s
in themultifunc tiondispla y.Ifyo udo notswit ch
of fth eignition ,th eignition isaut omatic ally
switc hedoffaf te rth re eminut es.
Ve hicl eswith a48 Von-b oardele ctrical sys‐
te m (EQ Boo sttech nology)
The engine isswitc hedoffaut omaticall yin the
fo llo wing situat ionsifall vehicle conditions for
an aut omat iceng inestop areme t:
R Youbr ak eth eve hicle toast ands tillin trans‐
miss ionposit ion005Bor005C.
R Youdepr essthebr ak epedal whentraveling
at alow speed. Dr
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If
yo uswit chon theHOLD function orselect a
dif fere nt trans mis sion positio nth an 005E, the
engine willautomaticall yst op inthefo llo wing
situat ions:
R Youstop behind ave hicle that ispullin g
aw ay.
R Youstop atast op sign when ther eis no vehi‐
cle infront ofyou.
R Youtur nth esteer ing wheel hardat alow
speed.
The engine isrestar tedaut omatic allyif:
R Youre lease thebr ak epedal intransmission
position 005Bwhen theHOLD function isno t
activ eand one ofthefo llo wing condition sar e
me t:
- Drive pr og ram A or; isno tsele c‐
te d.
- Drive pr og ram A or; issele cted
but thedoes notst ar tto mo ve.
- Drive pr ogr am A or; issel ect ed,
th eve hicle ismo ving ataspeed ofmor e
th at 15 mp h(20 km/h) andglide mode is
no tact ivat ed. R
Youen gage trans missi on positio n005B or005E.
R Youre lease thebr ak epedal, theve hicle is
no tin glide mode anditstar ts to mo veon a
ge ntle downh ill gr ad ient ataspe edbelow
2 mp h(3 km/h).
R Youdepr esstheaccelera torpeda l.
R Anautomatic engine star tis nec essar y.
ECO star t/ stop funct ionsymbols inthemulti‐
func tion displa y:
R The 00D6 symbol (green) appear swhen the
ve hicle isat ast ands till:th eengine was
switc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/ stop funct ion.
R The 00D5 symbol (yello w)appear swhen the
ve hicle isat ast ands till:no tall vehicle condi‐
tions foran engine stop have been met.
R Neit herthe00D6 nor00D5 symbol appears
when theve hicle isat ast ands till:an intelli‐
ge nt stop inhibit orwa sde tected, e.g. ast op
sign.
If th eengine wasswitc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/
st op funct ionand youlea vetheve hicle, awa rn‐
ing tone sou nds and theengine isno tre star ted.
The Vehicle ReadytoDriv eSwitc hthe Ignit ion Off
Befor eEx iting displa ymessag ealso appear s
in themultifunc tiondispla y.Ifyo udo notswit ch
of fth eignition ,th eignition isaut omatic ally
switc hedoffaf te rth re eminut es.
Deactiv atingoractiv ating theECO star t/
sto pfunc tion 14
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#
Press butt on1.
If indicat orlam p2 lights up,theEC Ostar t/
st op funct ionisactiv ated.
% Depending onthemodel andtheve hicle
eq uipment, thebutt onmayalso belocat ed
at adif fere nt positio nin thecent ercon sole. ECO
displa yfunction The
ECOdispla ysummar izesyour drivin gch ar‐
act eristic sfrom thest ar tof thejour neyto its
com pletion andassis tsyouin achie vingth e
mos teconomical driving style.
Yo ucan influen ceconsum ption bydoing thefo l‐
lo wing:
R drivin gwit hpar ticular care
R drivin gth eve hicle indrive pr ogr am ;
R obser vingthege arshif tre comme ndations The
inner segment willlight upand theout er
segment willfill up when thefo llo wing drivin g
st yle is adop ted:
R 1 Moder ateaccelera tion
R 2 Gentle deceler ationandrolling
R 3 Consis tent spe ed
The inne rseg ment willno tlight upand theout er
segment willemptywhen thefo llo wing drivin g
st yle is adop ted:
R 1 Spor tyacceler ation
R 2 Hea vybraking
R 3 Fluct uations inspeed The
ECOdispla ywill showyo uwhen youha ve
dr iven econ omicall y:
R The thre eout ersegment sar ecom pletely fil‐
led simult aneousl y
R The ECOdispla ylight sup
The addition alrang eac hieve das are sult ofyour
dr ivin gst yle in com parison withadr iver wit ha
ve ry spor tydriving style is sho wnunder Bonus
fr. Start .The rang edispl ayed does notindicat ea
fi xe dre duction incon sum ption. DY
NA MIC SELECT switch Fu
nction oftheDY NA MIC SELECT switch Mer
cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
Use theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hto chang e
be tween thefo llo wing drive pr og rams:
= (Individual): individualse ttings
B (Sport+): particula rly spo rty dr ivin gst yle
C (Sport):spor tydrivin gst yle Dr
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A
(Comfort): com fortable andeconomic al
dr ivin gst yle
; (Eco):particular lyecon omicaldrivin g
st yle
% The drive pr ogr am select edappear sin the
multifu nctiondisplay of theon- boar dcom‐
put er.
Depen dingonthedr ive pr og ram, thefo llo wing
sy stems chang eth eir charact eristic s:
R Drive
- Engin eand trans miss ionman agemen t
- ActiveDis tan ceAssi stDIS TRONI C
R ESP ®
R Vehicl eswith AIRMA TICorDY NA MIC
BO DY CONT ROL:suspen sion
R Elec tric po we rst eer ing Selecting
thedr ive pr og ram #
Press DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h1 forw ards
or bac kwards.
The drive pr og ram sele cted app earsin the
multifu nctiondisplay. Conf
iguringdrive pr og ram I Mu
ltimed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
e DYNA MICSELECT
5 Individual #
Select theindividual setting. Switc
hingtheoper ation feedba ckfordr ive
pr og ram on/o ff Multimedia
system:
4 Vehicle 5
e DYNA MICSELECT #
Switc hNotif ication forUser on0073 oroff0053.
When this func tion isact ive, acor responding
messag eis sho wninthemedia displaywhen
a dr ive pr og ram issele cted withth e
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h. Displa
yingvehicl edata Mul
timedi asy stem:
4 Vehicle 5
e DYNA MICSELECT #
Select Vehicle Data.
The vehicle datais displa yed. 14
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Disp
laying engin eda ta Mult
imediasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
e DYNA MICSELECT #
Select Engine Data.
% The values forengine outputand engine tor‐
qu ema yde viat efrom thenomin alvalues.
It ems that can influen cethis are, forex am‐
ple:
R Sea leve l
R Fuelgrade
R Outside temp eratur e Au
tomatic trans mis sion DI
REC TSE LECT leve r Fu
nction oftheDIRECT SELECT leve r &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto inc or‐
re ct gearshif ting
If th eengine speedishigher than theidle
speed andyouen gage thetransmission posi‐ tion
005Bor005E, theve hicle mayacceler ate
shar ply. #
Ifyo uen gage thetransmission position
005B or005E alwaysdepr essthebr ak e
pedal firm lyand donotacc eler ateat
th esame time. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarelef tunat tende din theve hicle,
th ey cou ld:
R Ope ndoo rs,th er eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R Getout and bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion, forex am ple by:
R Releasing thepar king brak e. R
Changing thetra nsmiss ionposition .
R Startin gth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eke ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle keyout ofreac hof
ch ildr en. Use
theDIRE CTSELECT leve rto shif tth etra ns‐
mission position.The current trans mis sion posi‐
tio nis displ ayed inthemultifunc tiondispla y. Dr
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005D
Park position
005E Reversege ar
005C Neut ral
005B Drive po sitio n En
gaging reve rsege ar R #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andpush the
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve rupw ards pas tth efirs t
point ofresis tance.
The trans mis sion positio ndispl aysho ws005E
in themultifunc tiondispla y.
Eng aging neutralN #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andpush the
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve rup ordown tothefirs t
point ofresis tance.
The trans mis sion positio ndispl aysho ws005C
in themultifunc tiondispla y.
Sub sequently releasing thebr ak epedal will
allo wyo uto mo vetheve hicle freel y,e.g. topush
it or tow itaw ay.
Pr ocee das follo ws ifyo uwa nttheaut oma tic
tr ansm ission toremain inne utr al005C 005C
eve nif
th eignit ionisswitc hedoff: #
Startth eve hicle. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andengageneutral
005C. #
Release thebr ak epedal. #
Switc hth eignition off. %
Ifyo uth en exitth eve hicle leaving the
Smar tKey intheve hicle, theaut omatic trans‐
mission remains inneutr al005C.
Eng aging parkpositio nP #
Obser vetheno teson par king theve hicle
(/ page15 5). #
Dep ress thebr ak epedal untiltheve hicle is
st atio nary. #
When theve hicle isstatio nary,press butt on
005D.
Pa rk position isonl yeng aged when the
tr ans missi on positio ndisp lay 005D issho wnin
th emultifunc tiondispla y.Ifno transmissi on
positio ndispl ay005D appear s,sec ureth eve hi‐
cle topreve ntitfrom rolling away.
Pa rk position 005Diseng aged aut omatic allyif one
of thefo llo wing condition sis me t:
R Youswit choffth eignition whentheve hicle
is statio naryand thetransmission isin posi‐
tion 005Bor005E.
R Youopen thedr iver's door when theve hicle
is statio naryor when drivin gat ave ry low 14
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speed
andthetransmission isin position 005B
or 005E.
% Tomaneu verwit han open driver's door ,
open thedr iver's door while statio naryand
eng agetrans miss ionposit ion005Bor005E
ag ain.
Eng agin gdr ive posi tion D #
Depress thebr ak epedal andpush the
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve rdo wn pas tth efirs t
point ofresis tance.
The trans mis sion positio ndispl aysho ws005B
in themultifunc tiondispla y.
When theaut omatic transmiss ionisin transmis‐
sion position 005B,itshif tsthege arsaut omat i‐
call y.This depends onthefo llo wing fact or s:
R The select eddrive pr ogr am
R The position oftheaccelera torpeda l
R The driving speed Manual
gearshif ting &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and ofan
acci dent dueto shif ting down onslipper y
ro ad sur faces
If yo ushif tdo wn onslipp eryro ad sur faces to
inc rease theengine braking effect, thedr ive
wheels maylose traction . #
Donotshif tdo wn onslipper yro ad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease theengine braking
ef fect. Whe
nth eaut omatic transmiss ionisshif tedto
position 005B,youcan man uallyshif tit wit hth e st
eer ing wheel gearshif tpaddle. Ifper mitted, the
aut omat ictransm issionshif tsto ahigh eror
lo we rge ar depen dingon thesteer ing wheel
ge arshif tpaddle beingpulled.
Yo uha ve twoop tio ns tomanua lly shif tth eaut o‐
matic transmiss ion:
R Temp orar yse tting
R Perm anen tse tting
The gearsshif taut omat icallywhen manualgear‐
shif tingis deac tivated.
Te mp oraryse tting: #
Toactiv ate: pul lst eer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 1or2.
Man ualgearshif tingis act ivat ed fora shor t
time. Trans miss ionposit ion0063and thecur‐
re nt gear appear inthemultifunc tiondispla y.
% Howlong themanual gearshif tingst ay sacti‐
va tedis dependen ton various fact or s. Ma n‐
ua lshi fting can bedeact ivat ed aut omat ically
when chang ingthedr ive pr og ram, restar tin g
th eve hicle when thetransmission positionis
eng aged again 005Bordue tothedr iving style. Dr
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#
Toshif tup: pull steer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 2. #
Toshif tdo wn: pullsteer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 1. #
Todeac tivate: pullst eer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 2and hold itin place .
The transm issionposit ion005Bappear sin the
multifu nctiondisplay.
Pe rm anen tse tting: #
Cha ngeto drive pr og ram =(/ page14 6). #
Select drive se tting 0063(/ page14 6).
Mer cedes- AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers. Gear
shiftrecomm endation Mer
cedes -AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
The gearshif tre comme ndation assists youin
adop tingan eco nomic aldrivin gst yle. #
Ifge arshif tre comme ndation mess age1 is
sho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla y,shif tto
th ere comme ndedgear. Using
kickdow n Mer
cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers. #
Maxi mum acceler atio n:dep ress theaccel‐
er ator pedal beyond thepr essur epoint .
The automatic transmiss ionshiftsup tothene xt
ge ar when themaximum enginespeedis
re ac hed toprotect theengine from overrev ving. Glide
mode functio n Mer
cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yno tre cog‐
nize dangers.
Wi th an ant icip ator ydr ivin gst yle, glide mode
helps youto reduce fuelconsum ption.
Glide mode isch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R The com bustion engin eis disco nnect edfrom
th edr ivet ra in and continues torunin neu tral .
R The trans mis sion positio n005B isdispl ayed in
gr een inthemultifunc tiondispla y.
Glide mode isact ivat ed ifth efo llo wing condi‐
tion sar eme t:
R Drive pr og ram ; issele cted.
R The speed iswit hin asui table rang e.
R The road's courseissuit able, e.g.no steep
uphill ordownhill inclinesortight bends.
R Youdo notdepr esstheaccelera toror brak e
peda l(e xc ep tfo rlig ht brak eapp lications). 15
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