2020 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS ESTATE airbag

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and M MSolutions &
WARNING Risk of injury or death when using a child restra int sy stem while the front passenger airbag is
enabled
If yo u secure a child in a child restra int sy stem on the front passenger seat and the front passenger airbag is
enabled, the front passenger airbag can deploy in theeve nt of an accident.
The child could be stru ck bythe airbag. #
Ensure, bo thbefore and during the journe y,that thest atus of the front passenger airbag is cor rect.
NEVER use a rear wa rdfacing child restra int on a seat pr otected byan ACTIVE AIRB AGin front of it, DE ATH or
SERIOUS INJU RYtotheCH ILD can occur. #
Stop theve hicle immediately in accordance with the traf fic conditions. #
Makesure that no objects are trapped under the front passenger seat. #
Check thest atus of automatic front passenger airbag actuation (/ page 48).#
If necessar y,consult a qualified specialist workshop immediatel y.
PRE-SAFE inoperative See
Owner's Manual *
The PRE‑SAFE ®
functions are malfunctioning. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop. 454
Display messages and warning/indicator lamps

Ad
justing treble, mid-range and bass
setting s................................................. 377
Calling up the sound menu.................... 377
Information............................................ 377
Switching volume adjustment on/of f.... 377
Ad versewe ather light ............................... 13 3
Af ter-sales service centre
see ASS YST PLUS
Air distribution Setting................................................... 151
Air freshener sy stem
see Fragrance sy stem
Air inlet see Air-water duct
Air pressure see Tyre pressure
Air suspension see AIRMATIC
Air vents
Ad justing (front).................................... 16 0
Ad justing (rear)..................................... .160
Air vents
see Air vents Ai
r-conditioning sy stem
see Climate control
Air-recirculation mode.............................. 154
Air-water duct Keeping free.......................................... 387
Airbag Activation................................................ 38
Fr ont airbag (driver, front passenger)...... 43
Ins tallation locations.............................. .43
Knee airbag............................................ .43
Overview................................................. 43
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp....... 48
Pr otection................................................ 44
Re duced pr otection.................................46
Side airba g.............................................. 43
Wi ndow airba g......................................... 43
Ai rflow
Setting................................................... 151
AIRM ATIC
Setting.................................................. .226
Suspension........................................... 225
Alarm sy stem
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem) All-wheel drive
see 4MATIC
Alternative route
see Route
Ambient lighting Setting (multimedia sy stem)..................1 37
Android Auto
Connecting a mobile phon e...................336
Ending................................................... 337
Information............................................ 336
Overview.............................................. .335
Sound settings...................................... 337
Tr ans ferred vehicle data........................3 37
Animals Pets in theve hicle................................... 72
Anti-lock braking sy stem
see ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem)
Anti-skid chains
see Snow chains
Anti-theft pr otection
Ad ditional door loc k................................ .76
Immobiliser............................................. 93 Index
521

Anticipatory occupant pr
otection
see PRE- SAFE®
(anticipatory occu‐
pant pr otection)
see PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus)
Apple CarPlay ®
Connecting an iPhone ®
.........................3 34
Ending................................................... 335
No tes....................................................3 34
Overview............................................... 334
Sound settings...................................... 335
Tr ans ferred vehicle data........................3 37
Assistance sy stems
see Driving saf ety sy stem
ASS YST PLUS
Battery disconnection pe riods...............3 79
Displ aying the service due dat e............. 378
Fu nction/no tes..................................... 378
Re gular maintenance work.................... 378
Special service requirements............... .378
ATA (anti-theft ala rmsystem)
Deactivating the alarm............................ 94
Fu nction.................................................. 94
Fu nction of interior pr otection................. 95 Priming/deactivating interior pr
otec‐
tion.......................................................... 96
Priming/deactivating tow- aw ay pro‐
te ction..................................................... 95
To w- aw ay protection function.................. 94
AT TENTION ASSI ST
Fu nction................................................ 19 9
Setting................................................... 200
Sy stem limitations................................. 19 9
At tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Au dio mode
Connecting USB device s....................... 355
Co pyrights............................................. 353
Information............................................ 352
Inserting/re moving an SD car d............. 354
Media sea rch.........................................3 59
Overview............................................... 355
Pa use and playback function................ .356
Selecting a track................................... 356
Selecting playba ckoptions.................... 356
Switching on media mode..................... 354
Tr ack list............................................... .356 Au
thorised workshop
see Qualified specialist workshop
Au tomatic distance control
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Au tomatic driving lights ...........................12 9
Au tomatic engine start (ECO start/
sto p function)............................................ 16 8
Au tomatic engine stop (ECO start/
sto p function)............................................ 16 8
Au tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag deacti vation sy stem
see Automatic front passenger front
airbag shutoff
Au tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag shu toff
Fu nction of the automatic front
passenger front airbag deactivation
sy stem..................................................... 46
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp....... 48
Au tomatic mir rorfo lding function
Ac tivating/deactivating......................... 15 0
Au tomatic transmission
DIRECT SELECT le ver............................. 174522
Index

Exterior lighting....................................
.390
High-p ressure cleaner........................... 388
Matt finis h............................................. 389
Pa int wo rk.............................................. 389
Plastic trim............................................ 391
Re alwo od/trim elements......................3 91
Re versing camera................................. .390
Ro of lining.............................................3 91
Seat belt................................................ 391
Seat co ver............................................. 391
Senso rs................................................. 390
St eering wheel....................................... 391
Ta ilpipes................................................ 390
Tr ailer hit ch........................................... 390
Wa shing byhand................................... 388
Wheels/rims.........................................3 90
Wi ndo ws................................................ 390
Wi per blades.........................................3 90
Carpet (Care).............................................. 391
Changing bulbs Dipped beam......................................... 14 0
Fitting/removing co ver (front wheel
ar ch )...................................................... 13 9
Main beam............................................ 14 0
No tes..................................................... 13 8Opening/closing
the side trim panels.. .140
Overview.............................................. .138
Re versing lights...................................... 141
Tu rn signal light (front).......................... 14 0
Tu rn signal lights (rear).......................... 141
Changing gears
Manually. ............................................... 17 7
Changing hub caps .................................. .426
Changing the lights
Driving abroad (symm etrical low
beam)................................................... .128
Charging Battery (vehicle).................................... 406
USB port................................................ 124
Chassis Damping characteristics....................... .225
DY NA MIC BODY CONTROL.................... 225
Child saf ety lock
Re ar door................................................ 70
Re ar side wind ows................................... 71
Child seat App rova l categories................................ .57
At tach ing (no tes).....................................57 Basic instructions.................................... 52
Fr
ont passenger seat (no tes)...................68
Fr ont passenger seat (without auto‐
matic airbag shutoff)...............................67
ISOFIX/i-Size (fitting)............................... 61
No tes on risks and dangers..................... 53
Re commended child restra int sy stems.... 56
Seats suitable for belt-secu redch ild
re stra int sy stems..................................... 64
Seats suitable for i‑Size child
re stra int sy stems..................................... 60
Seats suitable for ISOFIX child
re stra int sy stems..................................... 59
Securing on the co-driver seat................69
Secu ring on there ar seat........................ 66
To pTe ther............................................... 63
Children Avoiding dangers in theve hicle............... 53
Basic instructions.................................... 52
Chock Storage location.................................... 425
Chock see Chock Index
525

Ac
tive Lane Keeping Assist Camera
view restricted See Owner's Manual..... 483
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist cur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual ...........483
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist inopera‐
tive........................................................ 483
Ac tive Parking Assist and
PA RKTRONIC inoperati veSee Own‐
er's Manual........................................... 486
Ac tive Parking Assist Manoeuvring
assis tance limited See Owner's Man‐
ual........................................................ .486
Ac tive Steering Assist cur rently
una vailable due tomultiple emer‐
ge ncy stops...........................................4 80
Ac tive Steering Assist cur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual ...........479
Ac tive Steering Assist inoperative .........479
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Camera
view restricted See Owner's Manual..... 459 Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist cur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual ...........459
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist inoperative.. 459
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus Cam‐
era view restricted See Owner's
Manual.................................................. 460
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus cur‐
re ntly una vailable See Owner's Man‐
ual......................................................... 460
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus inop‐
erative.................................................. .460
Apply brake todeselect Park (P)
position................................................. 469
Apply brake toselect R......................... 469
Au xilia rybattery malfunction .................471
Beginning eme rgency stop.................... 480
Blind Spot Assist cur rently una vaila‐
ble See Owner's Manual ........................ 481
Blind Spot Assist inope rative ................. 482 Blind Spot Assi
stnot available when
to wing a trailer See Owner's Manual .....482
Cannot start engine See Owner's
Manual................................................. .495
Cruise control and Limi ter inoperative.. .477
Cruise contro l inoperative..................... 477
Cruise contro l off................................. .477
Fr ont-passenger airbag disabled See
Owner's Manual....................................4 53
Fr ont-passenger airbag enabled See
Owner's Manual....................................4 53
Hazard warning lamps malfunctioning...4 61
Limiter inoperative................................ 477
Limiter passive ...................................... 477
Mercedes me connect Services limi‐
te d See Owner's Manual....................... 492
Mo tor can be star ted again...................4 95
N permanently active Risk of vehicle
ro lling .................................................... 469 Index
531

Quality...................................................
444
To pping up............................................. 384
Entering characters
Fu nction/no tes..................................... 278
On theto uchpad.................................. .280
Using the controller............................... 279
EQ Boost Operating saf ety...................................... 23
ERA-GLO NASS test mode
St arting/ending.................................... 345
Er ro r message
see Displ aymessa ge
ESC (Electronic Stability Control)
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
ESP ®
Crosswind Assist.................................. .196
Tr ailer stabilisation................................ 19 6
ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
Ac tivating/deactivating......................... 19 6
Fu nction/no tes...................................... 194
EU general operating permit number ...... 435
Exterior lighting see Lights Exterior lighting (care).............................. 390 F
Fa tigue de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Favo urites
Ad ding................................................... 276
Calling up.............................................. .276
Del eting................................................. 276
Moving...................................................2 76
Overview...............................................2 75
Re naming.............................................. 276
Fi lling station sear ch
St arting automatic sear ch..................... 297
Switching the automatic sear chon/
off.........................................................3 03
Using auto matic search......................... 303
Fi re extinguisher....................................... 395
Firs t-aid kit (soft sided) ............................ 395
Flacon Inse rting/ removing.............................. .155
Flat towing
see Tow- bar sy stem Flat tyre
MOEx tended tyres................................. 397
No tes.................................................... 396
TIREFIT kit............................................. 398
Wheel chang e....................................... .425
Floor mats.................................................. 12 6
Fo g light (extended range) ....................... 13 3
Fo il co vering
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensor s................ 19 2
Fr ag rance
see Frag rance sy stem
Fr ag rance sy stem
Inserting/removing theflacon...............1 55
Setting................................................... 154
Fr ee software............................................. .36
Fr equencies
Mobile phon e....................................... .434
Tw o-w ayradio.......................................4 34
Fr ont airbag (driver, front passenger).......43
Fr ont passenger seat
see Seat Index
535

Switch-off del
aytime............................. 13 8
Interior pr otection
Fu nction.................................................. 95
Priming/deactivating.............................. 96
In term ediatedestination
Calculating a route with intermediate
destinations.......................................... 299
En tering................................................. 298
Modifying............................................. .298
St arting an automatic filling station
sear ch................................................... 297
St arting the automatic service sta‐
tion sear ch............................................ 304
In tern etconnection
Cancelling permission (mobile phone).. 349
Communication module function.......... .347
Connection status................................ .349
Displ aying the connection status.......... 349
Editing access data (Blue tooth®
)...........3 49
Information............................................ 346
Mobile phone de tails............................ .349
Re strictions........................................... 346
Setting access data (Bluetooth ®
).......... 348
Setting up (Blue tooth ®
).........................3 48Setting up (Wi-Fi)................................... 347
Switching Blue
tooth®
profile (DUN/
PA N)...................................................... 348
Internet radio
see TuneIn
Ionisation Activating/deactivating (multimedia
sy stem).................................................. 154
iPhone ®
see Apple CarPlay ®
see Mercedes-Benz Link
ISOFIX child seat anchor
Seats suitable for attaching..................... 59
ISOFIX child seat securing sy stem
Fitting..................................................... .61 J
Jack Declaration of conformity........................ 28
Storage location.................................... 425
Jump-start connection General no tes........................................ 404 K
Key Acoustic locking verification signal.......... 74
Battery.................................................... 75
Emergency key........................................ 74
Energy consumption................................ 74
Fe atures.................................................. 73
Ke yring attachment................................ 74
Overview................................................. 73
Problem................................................... 76
Un locking setting.................................... .74
Ke y functions
Deactivating............................................. 74
KEYLESS-GO Locking theve hicle..................................78
Problem................................................... 78
Un locking setting.................................... .74
Un locking theve hicle.............................. 78
Kickd own
Using.....................................................1 78
Knee airbag .................................................. 43 538
Index

Multimedia sy
stem
Ac tivating/deactivating standby
mode.................................................... .192
Ad justing thevo lume............................ .278
Calling up applications.......................... 275
Central cont rol elements...................... .272
Collision de tection (pa rked vehicle).......1 90
Configuri ng displaysettings.................. 280
Configuring drive program I................... 174
ENERGIZING COMFORT prog ramme
(o ve rview)............................................. .291
Fa vourites............................................. .275
Overview................................................2 71
Re ar climate control............................. .153
Re storing (factory settings)................... 291
St arting the ENERG IZINGCOMFORT
programme............................................ 292
Switching the sound on/of f.................. 277
Multimedia sy stem
see En tering characters
see Touchpad N
Na vigation
Showing/hiding the menu..................... 293 Switching on......................................... 293
Up
dating the map data..........................3 17
Vo ice commands (LINGU ATRO NIC)....... 260
Na vigation
see Destination
see Destination entry
see Map
see Route
see Route guidance
see Traf fic information
Na vigation announcements
Ac tivating/deactivating......................... 307
Ad justing thevo lume............................ .307
Re peating.............................................. 308
Switching audio fadeout on/of f............ 307
Ne arField Communication (NFC)
Connecting the mobile phone tothe
multimedia sy stem................................ 325
Information............................................ 325
Switching Blue tooth ®
audio equip‐
ment...................................................... 364
Swit ching mobile phones...................... 325
Using a mobile phon e............................ 325 Ne
utral
Engaging................................................ 175
NFC see Near Field Communication (NFC) O
Occupant saf ety
see Airbag
see Automatic front passenger front
airbag shutoff
see Pets in theve hicle
see PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipatory occu‐
pant pr otection)
see PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus)
see Restra int sy stem
see Seat belt
Oil see Engine oil
On-board computer Displaying the service due dat e............. 378
Head-up display menu........................... 255
Multifunction displa y............................. 253
Ope rating.............................................. 252 Index
543