2020 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE towing
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Fo
rto wing, useato w rope ortow bar withbo th
axle son thegr ound. Donotuse tow bar sys‐
te ms. *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle duetotow‐
ing away inc orrectl y #
Obs erve theins truction sand noteson
to wing away. Pe
rm itted towing methods Ve
hicl eeq uipment/ towing
me thod Bo
th axle son thegr ound Fr
ont axle raised Re
ar axle raised
Ve hicles withaut omatic transmis‐
sion Ye
s,maximum 31mile s(50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) No
Yes,ifth esteer ing wheel isfixe din
th ecent erposition withast eer ing
wheel lock.
4MA TICvehicles Yes,maximum 31mile s(50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) No
NoTo
tow wit hara ised axle: towing should be
per form ed byato wing company. 380
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To
wing theve hicl ewith both axle son the
gr ound #
Obser vetheno teson theper mitt edtowing
me thods (/page37 9). #
Makesur eth at thebatt eryis con nect edand
ch arge d.
Obser vethefo llo wing pointswhen thebatt eryis
disc harged:
R The engin ecann otbe star ted
R The electr icpar king brak ecann otbe
re leased orapplied
R Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
The automatic transmiss ioncanno tbe shif‐
te dto position 005Cor005D.
% Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:If
th eaut omatic transmiss ioncann otbe shif‐
te dto position 005C,orthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla yin theins trument clusterdoes notsho w
an ything, have theve hicle transpor tedaw ay
( / pag e382). Atowing vehicle withlifting
eq uipment isrequ ired forve hicle transpor ta‐
tio n. *
NO
TEDama gedue totowing away at
exc essiv elyhigh speeds orove rlong dis‐
ta nces The
drivet ra in could bedamag edwhen tow‐
ing atexc essiv elyhigh speeds orover long
dis tances. #
Atowing speed of30 mph(50 km/h)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. #
Atowing distance of30 miles(50 km)
mu stnotbe exc eeded. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whento wing
a ve hicle whichis toohea vy
If th eve hicle being tow- star tedor towe d
aw ay ishea vier than theper missible gross
mass ofyour vehicle, thefo llo wing situat ions
can occur:
R The towing eyema ybecome detach ed.
R The vehicle/tr ailercombination may
sw erve oreve nov ertur n. #
Ifano ther vehicle istow- star tedor
to we daw ay,its weight mustno texc eed th
eper missible gross mass ofyour ow n
ve hicle. If
ave hicle mustbe tow- star tedor towe daw ay,
its per missib legross weight mustno texc eed the
per missible gross weight oftheto wing vehicle. #
Information ontheper missible gross mass of
th eve hicle canbefound ontheve hicle iden‐
tif ication plate(/ page422). #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:Do
no topen thedr iver's door orfront passeng er
door ,ot her wise theaut omatic transmiss ion
aut omaticall yshif tsto position 005D. #
Installth eto wing eye(/ page38 4). #
Fasten theto w bar .
* NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect connec‐
tion oftheto w bar #
Onlyconnect theto w rope ortow bar to
th eto wing eyes. #
Deact ivat eth eaut omatic locking mechanism
(/ page70). Br
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#
Donotacti vate theHOLD function. #
Deact ivat eth eto w- aw ay alar m(/ page88) . #
Deact ivat eAc tiveBr ak eAssi st
( / pag e17 5). #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto limi‐
te dsaf ety-re lat ed func tionsdur ing the
to wing proce ss
Saf ety-re lat ed func tionsar elimit edorno lon‐
ge rav ailable inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R theignition isswitc hedoff.
R thebr ak esy stem orpowe rst eer ing sys‐
te m ismalfu nctioning.
R theener gysupply ortheon- boar delectr i‐
cal system ismalfunct ioning.
When your vehicle isthen towe daw ay,signif ‐
icant lymor eef fort ma ybe requ ired tosteer
and brak eth an isno rm allyre qu ired. #
Use ato w bar . #
Mak esur eth at thesteer ing wheel can
mo vefreely ,bef oreto wing theve hicle
aw ay. *
NO
TEDama gedue toexcess ive tracti ve
po we r If
yo upull away shar ply, thetractiv epo we r
ma ybe toohigh andtheve hicles couldbe
damag ed. #
Pull away slo wlyand smoo thly. Lo
adi ng the vehicl efo rtr ans port #
Obser vetheno teson towing away
( / pag e38 1). #
Connec tth eto w bar totheto wing eyein
or der toload theve hicle. #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C. %
Ve
hicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
The automatic transmiss ionmaybe locked
in posit ion005Dintheeve ntofdama getothe
electr icalsystem. Toshif tto 005C ,pr ov ide the
on-boar delectr icalsystem withpo we r
( / pag e37 8). #
Load theve hicle ontoth etra nspor ter. #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005D. #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth e
ve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Onlysecur eth eve hicle bythewheels.
AMG vehicl eswith ADSPL US exceptAMG
Pe rfor ma nce vehicl es &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent when
tr ansp orting vehicles withAd aptive
Dam pingSy stem PLUS
The reduced damping forc es on theve hicle
being transpor tedcan cause theve hicle/
tr ailer combination tostar tto swing. 382
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R
Recomme ndedtirepr ess ures 1 forcold
tir es. The recomme ndedtirepr ess ures are
va lid forth emaximum permissible loadand
up tothemaximum permissible vehicle
speed.
Please alsonote:
R Information onper missib lewe ight sand loads
on theve hicle identif ication plate
(/ page422).
R Information ontirepr essur ein thetir epr es‐
sur eta ble (/ page39 1).
Fu rther relat ed subje cts:
R Determ inin gth emaximum permissible load
(/ page398)
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page390). Ste
psforDe term ining Correct Load Limit The
follo wing steps have been developed as
re qu ired ofall manuf acturersunder Title 49,
Co de ofU.S. Feder alRe gulations, Part57 5pur‐
sua nttothe"N ational Traf fic and MotorVe hicle
Saf etyAc tof 1966". #
Ste p1: Loca tethest at emen t“T he combined
we ight ofocc upant sand cargoshould never
exc eed XXX kgorXXX lbs.”on your vehicle ’s
placar d. #
Ste p2: De term ine thecombin edweight of
th edr iver and passeng ersth at will beriding
in your vehicle. #
Ste p3: Sub tract thecombin edweight ofthe
dr iver and passeng ersfrom XXX kgor
XXX lbs. #
Ste p4: The resulting figur eeq uals theav ail‐
able amoun tof car goand luggageload capa‐
cit y.Fo rex am ple, ifth e“XXX” amount equals
14 00 lbs. and ther ewill befive 150lb pas ‐
seng ersin your vehicle, theamount ofavaila‐
ble cargoand luggageload capac ityis
65 0lbs. (140 0-75 0(5 x15 0) =650 lbs.) #
Ste p5: De term ine thecombin edweight of
lugg ageand cargobeing loaded ontheve hi‐
cle. That weight mayno tsaf elyexc eed the
av ailable cargoand luggageload capac ity
calc ulatedinStep 4. #
Ste p6: Ifyo ur vehicle willbetowing atrailer ,
load from your trailer willbetrans ferred to yo
ur vehicle. Consult this manual todeter‐
mine howthis reduces theav ailable cargo
and luggageload capac ityofyour vehicle.
% Notall vehicles areper mitt edtotow a
trailer .To wing atrailer isonl yper mittedifa
tra iler -hit chisins talled. Please consult an
aut hor ized Mercedes -Benz dealer ifyo uha ve
an yqu estion sabout towing atrailer with
yo ur vehicle.
Ev en ifyo uha ve cal cul ated thetot alload care‐
full y,yo usho uld still mak esur eth at themaxi‐
mum permissible gross mass andthemaximum
gr oss axle weight rating ofyour vehicle areno t
exc eeded. Details can befound ontheve hicle
identif ication plate. #
Have your loaded vehicle –including driver ,
occupants andload –we ighed onave hicle
we ighbr idge.
The measur edvalues mayno texc eed the
maximu mper missi blevalues stat ed on the
ve hicle identif ication plate.
Fu rther relat ed subje cts:
R Calculation exam ple forde term inin gth emax‐
imum load(/page399) 398
Wheels andtires
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Data
storage
Ele ctroni ccontr oluni ts ............ .............28
Online services ...................................... 30
Ve hicle ............................................. ..... 28
Dat e
Se ttin gth etime anddateaut omati‐
call y............... ................................. ..... 260
Da ytim eru nning lampmode
see Daytime running lights
Da ytime running lights ............................1 21
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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0011> 121
Deact ivat ing theala rm (ATA ).................... 87
Deale rship
see Qualified speci alist wo rkshop
Dec laration ofconf ormity
Wi reless vehicle component s................2 5
Decor ative fo il(cleaning instructions)
.. .............. ...................................................3 60
De finitions (tiresand loading) ............... 406
Designs Menu (on-boar dcom puter) .................. 225 Des
tinat ion..............................................2 89
Editing intermedi atedes tinatio ns....... .278
Edi ting thepr ev ious destination s.... .... 289
Ex tern al ...............................................2 89
Sa ving (current vehicle position) ......... 289
Sa ving asglobal favo rite <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 289
St or ing amap position ........................ 289
Des tinat ionentr y.....................................2 74
Ent ering 3wo rdaddr esse s.................. 279
Ent ering aPOI oraddress ............. .......274
Ent ering anintermed iate des tination ...2 78
Ent ering geo-coor dinates.................... 279
Sel ecting acont act<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 279
Sel ecting aPOI <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 277
Sel ecting from themap ....................... 280
Select ingprev ious destination s...... .....2 76
De tectin ginat tentiv eness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnos ticsconnec tion............................2 6
Digita lOp erator' sMa nua l........................ 20
Digita lsp eedo meter ............ ...................228
Di ng hy towing
see Tow- bar system DIRECT
SELECT leve r............. ..................147
Eng aging drive po sitio n............ ........... 149
Eng aging neu tral ............ ...................... 148
Eng aging park position ........................ 148
Eng aging park position automatic ally .. 148
Eng aging reve rsege ar .........................1 48
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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0011001100110011001100110011> 147
Disp lay
Car e.................................................... 363
Disp lay(m ult imedi asy stem)
Se ttings ...............................................2 59
Di spla y(on -boar dco mp uter)
Displ ayson themultifunc tiondispla y.. 226
Displa ycont ent
Se tting theadditional value rang e ....... 225
Di spl aymes sage........... ..........................433
Ca lling up(on-bo ardcom puter) ..... ......4 33
No tes .................................................. 433
Displa ymessag es
00B2 ---mp h.....................................4 58
ç ---mp h...................................... 457
003D 12VBatt erySee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 460 Inde
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MOExt
ended tires ................................ 368
No tes ..................... ............................. 368
TIREFIT kit...........................................3 69
Flat towing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats................................................ 115
Fo ilco vering
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors.............. 164
Fr ag rance
see Perfume atomiz er
Fr ee sof tware .............................................3 1
Fr eq uencies
Tw o-w ayradio ................................ ...... 421
Fr eq uency band
Dialin g(on -boardcom puter) ................ 231
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er).....4 0
Fr ont passeng erseat
see Seat
Fu el ................ ...........................................4 26
Ad ditiv es.............. .......................... .....4 26
E1 0 ....... ............................................... 425
Fu elreser ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 426Ga
sol ine <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 425
Qua lity (gas oline )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 425
Re fuel ing ............................................. 153
Sul fur cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 425
Ta nk cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> .............426
Fu elconsum ption
On- boar dcom puter .............................2 28
Fu nction seat
see Door controlpanel
Fu ses ........................................................ 384
Bef orere placing afuse .................. ...... 384
Dashboar dfuse box............................ 386
Fu se assignment diagram.................... 384
Fu se boxin theengine compartmen t.. 385
Fu se boxin thefront -passen gerfo ot ‐
we ll................................................ ...... 386
Fu se boxin thetrunk ........................... 387
No tes ................................................... 384
Fu ses
see Fuses G
Gar agedoor opener
Clea ring thememor y........................... 159 Opening
orclosing thedoor ................1 59
Pr ogr ammi ngbutt ons .......................... 156
Ra dio equipment approval num bers.... 160
Re sol ving problems ............................. 158
Sync hronizi ngthero lling code .............1 58
Gas station search
St artin gaut omat icsear ch<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 277
Swi tching automatic searchon/of f..... 283
Using automatic search<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 283
Gaso line <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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001100110011> 425
Gea rshif tre comm endation .................... 150
Genuin epar ts............................................ 21
Glide mode ...............................................150
Glo vebox
Loc king /unloc king.............................. 103 H
Handbr ake
see Electr icpar king brak e
Handlin gch aract eristics (unus ual)....... 388
HAND S-FREEAC CESS ................................ 75
Hazar dwa rning light s.............................1 19 51
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Pa
rking Assis tPA RK TRONI C<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 194
Ac tivati ng ........... ................................. 198
Ad jus ting warning tones <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 199
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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00110011001100110011>194
Pr oblems ............................................. 196
Sid eim pa ct protect ion ..................... ... 197
Swi tching off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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0011001100110011001100110011> 198
Sy stem limit ations ........................... ....1 94
Pa rking assis tance systems
see ActivePa rking Assist
Pa rking brak e
see Elec tric par kingbr ak e
Pa rking foran extended period .............. 163
Pa rking light s...........................................1 17
Pa rking posit ion
Ex terior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 127
St or ing theposition ofthefront -
passeng eroutside mirrorusi ng
re ve rsege ar .........................................1 28
PA RK TRONI C
Ma lfunction <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ............196 PA
SSEN GERAIRBAGstatus displa y
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
Pa yload
Calculat ionexam ple ............................ 399
De term inin gth emaximum .................. 398
Pe rfume
see Perfume atomiz er
Pe rfume atomizer .................................... 132
Inser ting/r emoving theflacon .............1 32
Se tting ................................................. 132
Pe rfume vial
see Perfume atomiz er
Pe rm itted towing methods .....................3 79
Pe rsonaliz ation
see User profile
Pe ts inthe vehicl e...... ...............................62
Phone book
see Cont acts
Pictur efo rm ats
see Video mode
Pictur ese ttings
see Video mode PIN
protection
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............266
Plas tictrim (Care) ....... ............................ 363
Pla ybac kop tion s
Selecti ng....... ......................................331
POI Selecti ng....... ......................................277
POI symbols
Selectin g............................................. 294
Po we rsupp ly
Swi tching on(Start/S topbutt on) ........ 135
Po we rwa sher (care)...............................3 58
Po we rwi ndo ws
see Side windo ws
PRE-S AFE®
(anticipat oryoccupant
pr otection) .................................................4 8
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PR E-S AFE ®
Sou nd<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Re versing measur es.............................. 49
PRE- SAFE®
PL US (ant icipa tory occu‐
pa nt protection plus)................................ 49
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