2020 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS SEDAN stop start

1
Steer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles →
155
2 Comb inationswit ch →
122
3 Instrument Display →
228
4 DIRECT SELECT leve r →
153
5 Media display →
256
6 Glovebox →
107
7 Start/ stop butt on →
142
8 Climat eco ntro lsy stems →
135
9 Control pan elforth emultimedia system →
256
A Hazar dwa rning lam ps →
123
B PASSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam ps →
45
C Stow agecom partment →
107
D Touc hpad →
257
E Control kn ob forvo lume andswitc hingsound
on/ off →
256
F Swit ches themultimedia system on/ off →
256
G Rear-win dowroller sunblin d →
89 H
ECOstar t/ stop funct ion →
150
I ActivePa rking Assist →
213
J Setstheve hicle leve l →
199
K DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h →
152
L Control pan elforth emultimedia system
(s te er ing wheel) →
229
M Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel electrically →
102
Swi tches thesteer ing wheel heateron/ off →
103
N Control pan elfor:
On-boar dcom puter →
229
Cr uise control →
182
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C →
185
O Diagno stics con nection →
26
P Open sth ehood →
356
Q Elect ric pa rking brak e →
167
R Light switch →
121
S Control pan elfor: At
aglanc e– Coc kpit 7

The
child can notbe restra ined intheeve ntof
an acci dent, hea vybraki ng orasu dd en
ch ang eof dir ect ion. #
Alw aysre place child restra int systems
immediat elyth at have been damag edor
in vo lved inan acciden t. #
Have thesecur ingsystems forth ech ild
re stra int systems checkedat aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop beforeins talling a
ch ild restra int system again. Av
oid direct sunli ght &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnswhen thech ild
seat isex posed todirect sunlight
If th ech ild restra int system isex posed to
dir ect sunlight orheat, partscould heatup.
Childr encould sufferbur nsfrom these parts,
par ticular lyon metallic partsof thech ild
re stra int system. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at thech ild
re stra int system isno tex posed to
dir ect sunlight . #
Protect itwit hablank et,fo rex am ple. #
Ifth ech ild restra int system has been
ex posed todirect sunlight ,allo witto
cool beforesecu ring ach ild intoit. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. Obser
vewhen stopping orpar king &
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. &
WARNIN GRisk offata linj urydue to
ex posur eto extreme heat or col din the
ve hicle
If people –par ticular lych ildr en–ar e
ex posed toextreme temp eratur esover an
ex tende dpe riod oftime, ther eis arisk of
ser ious oreve nfa ta linj ury. #
Neverlea veanyone –pa rticular lych il‐
dr en –unat tende din theve hicle. 52
Occupant safety

Ensu
rethefo llo wing beforest ar tin gth eengine:
R The legalstipulation sin thear ea wher eyo ur
ve hicle ispar kedallo wengin est ar tin gvia
smar tphon e.
R Itis saf eto star tand runth eengine where
yo ur vehicle ispar ked.
R The fuel tank issu fficien tly filled.
R The star terbatt eryis suf ficie ntly charge d.
% Youcan also setth ete mp eratur ewit hyo ur
smar tphon e.Info rm atio non Mer cedesme
con nectand other services: http://
www .mercedes.me
This funct ionisno tav ailable forall model s.
Char ging thebat tery bef orecommencing
yo ur jour ney
% This function isno tav ailable inall coun tries.
If th eve hicle batteryis disc harged, youre cei vea
messa geon your smar tphon e.Youcan then
st ar tth eve hicle withth esmar tphon eto charge
th ebatt ery. The vehicle isaut omaticall y
switc hedoffaf te rte nminu tes. Ensur
eth efo llo wing beforest ar tin gth eengine:
R The legalstipulation sin thear ea wher eyo ur
ve hicle ispar kedallo wengin est ar tin gvia
smar tphon e.
R Itis saf eto star tand runth eengine where
yo ur vehicle ispar ked.
R The fuel tank issu fficien tly filled.
St arting theve hicl e(R emo teOnline) &
WARNIN GRisk ofcrus hing orentr ap‐
ment dueto unin tentio nalstar tin gof the
engine
Limbs couldbecrushed ortrapped ifth e
engine isstar tedunint entionall ydur ing
ser vice ormaint enanc ewo rk. #
Alw ayssecur eth eengine agains tunin‐
te ntio nalstar tin gbef orecar rying out
maint enanceorrepair work. Re
quirement s:
R Park position 005Disselect ed.
R The anti- theftalar msystem isno tactiv ated. R
The panic alarmisno tactiv ated.
R The hazar dwa rning light sar eswitc hedoff.
R The hood isclos ed.
R The door sar eclos edand locked.
R The windo wsand slidin gsun roof areclosed. #
Startth eve hicle using thesmar tphon e.
Af tereve ryvehicle star t,th eengine runs for
te nminu tes.
Yo ucan carryout amaximum oftwoconsec u‐
tiv est ar tin gatt em pts. The vehicle mustbe star‐
te donc ewit hth eSmar tKey bef oretrying to
st ar tth eve hicle again withth esmar tphon e.you
can stop theve hicle again atanytime.
% Further information canbefound inthe
smar tphone app.
Secur ingtheengine agains tst ar ting before
car rying out maintenance orrepair work: #
Swi tchon thehazar dwa rning light s.
or #
Unloc kth edoor s.
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Driving and parking

Dep
endingontheve hicle's equipment, thera dar
sensor sar eint egr ated behind thebum pers
and/or behindtheMer cedes star.The ultrason ic
sen sorsar eloc ated inthefront and rear bum p‐
er s. Ke ep these partsfree ofdir t,ice and slush
(/ page368). Thesensor smus tno tbe cov‐
er ed, forex am ple bybicy clerack s, ove rhang ing
loads, sticke rs,fo ilor foils toprotect agains t
st one chipping .Ad dition allicense platebr ac kets
can like wise impair thefunc tion oftheultr asonic
sensor s.In theev ent ofdamag eto thebum pers
or radiat orgrill, orfollo wing acollis ionimpact ing
th ebum persor radiat orgrill, have thefunc tion
of thesensor sch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop. Ifth esensor sar edamag ed,some
dr iving systems anddriving safetysy stems may
no long erfunc tion proper ly. Ov
ervie wof driving systems anddriving
saf etysy stems In
this sect ion, youwill find informa tionab ou t
th efo llo wing drivin gsy stems anddriving safety
sy stems:
R 360° Camer a(/ page208) R
ABS (Anti-loc kBra king System)
(/ page17 1)
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 183)
R AIRMATIC (/ page 197)
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e17 5)
R ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist(/ page22 4)
R ATTENTION ASSIST(/ page21 7)
R BAS(Brak eAssis tSys tem) (/ page17 2)
R Hill StartAs sis t(/ page19 5)
R DYNA MIC BODY CONTR OL(/ page19 7)
R EBD (El ectr onicBra keforc eDis tribution)
(/ page17 5)
R ESP ®
(El ectr onicSta bility Program)
(/ page17 2)
R ESP ®
Cr ossw indAssis t(/ page17 5)
R ActiveSpe edLimi tAssi st(/ pag e18 7)
R HOLD functio n(/ page 196)
R STEER CONTR OL(/ page 175)
R ActiveSt eer ing Assis twit hre scue lanefunc‐
tion (/page18 9) R
ActiveEmerg encyStop Assis t(/ page19 3)
R ActivePa rking Assist(/ page21 1)
R Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C(/ pag e20 0)
R Rear vie wcam era(/ page20 6)
R ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st(/ pag e19 1)
R Cruis econtr ol(/ page 181)
R Blind SpotAssis tand ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
wit hex itwa rning (/ page22 1)
R Traf fic Sign Assist(/ pag e21 9) Fu
nction ofABS The
Anti-loc kBr ak eSy stem (ABS )re gulat esthe
br ak epr essur ein critical driving situation s:
R Dur ing braking, e.g.atfull brak eapplication
or insuf ficie nttiretracti on, thewheels are
pr eve nted from lock ing.
R Vehicle steer ability whilebraking isensur ed.
If ABS interve nes when braki ng, youwill feel a
pulsing inthebr ak epedal. Thepulsating brak e
pedal canbeanindicat ionofhazar dous road Dr
ivin gand parking 17
1

#
Wher eneces sary,select thepar king direc‐
tion :fo rw ards orreve rse.
Ve hicle path3 issho wn, depending on
select edpar king space 4and thepar king
dir ect ion. #
Conf irm select edpar king space 4.
% The turnsignal indicat orisswitc hedonaut o‐
maticall ywhen thepar king procedur e
begins. Theturnsignal indicat orisswitc hed
of faut omaticall ywhen youswit chto005B .
Yo uar ere sponsible forsele cting thetur nsignal
indicat orinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi ‐
tions .If neces sary,select thetur nsignal indica‐
to raccor dingly. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto vehi‐
cle swinging outwhile parking orpulli ng
out ofapar king space
While parking orexitin gapar kingspace, the
ve hicle swings outand candrive ont oar eas
of theonc oming lane.
This could cause youto coll ide wi th object s
or other road user s. #
Payatt ention toobject sand other road
user s. #
Wher enec essar y,stop theve hicle or
cancel thepar king procedur ewit h
Ac tivePa rking Assist. #
If,forex am ple, thePlease Engage Reverse
Gear messag eappear sin themedia display:
select thecor responding transmission posi‐
tion.
Ve hicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
The vehicle drives intoth eselect edpar king
space.
On com pletion ofthepar king procedur e,the
Parking AssistFinished, TakeContr olof Vehicle
displa ymessag eappear s.Fu rther maneuv ering
ma yst ill be nec essar y. #
Aftercom pletion ofthepar king procedur e,
saf eguar dth eve hicle agains tro lling away.
When requ ired bylegalrequ iremen tsor local
con dition s:tur nth ewheels towa rdsth ecurb.
% Youcan stop theve hicle andchang eth e
tr ans missi on positio ndu ring thepar king pro‐
cedur e.The system then calculat esane w ve
hicle path.The parking procedur ecan
th en be con tinued. Ifno newvehicle pathis
av ailable, thetransmission positionwillbe
ch ang edagain. Ifth eve hicle hasnotye t
re ac hed thepar king space, thepar king pro‐
cedur ewill becanc eled, should age ar be
ch ang ed.
Exit ingapa rking spacewit hAc tiv ePa rking
Assis t
Re quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen parkedwit hAc tive
Pa rking Assist.
Please note that youar ere sponsible forth eve hi‐
cle and surround ingsdur ing theent ire par king
pr ocedur e. #
Startth eve hicle. 21
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Driving and parking

Selec
tingacont actfordes tinatio nen try
Re quirement s:
R Amobile phoneis con nectedto themultime‐
dia system (/ page30 7).
R Cont acts have been downloaded
(/ page31 2).
Mul timediasystem:
4 Navigation
5 ¬ Previous andOther Destination s
5 Contac ts #
Select thecon tact.
The cont actdetails aredispla yed. #
Select theaddr ess.
The Please Wait...messag eappear s.
The sear chiscar ried out firs tonl ine and then
in themultimedia system database. #
Select thedes tinat ion.
Fi lter ing disp lays forco ntac ts #
Enteranam eor telephon enumb er,fo rex am‐
ple, intoth esear chfield. #
Select ¡.
The firs tcont actinthelis tis highlight ed. #
Select thecon tact. #
Sele cttheaddr ess.
Ent ering geo-coor dinates
Multimedia system:
4 Navigation
5 ¬ Previous andOther Destination s
5 Geo-coor dinates #
Enterge o-coor dinatesaslatitude andlongi‐
tude coordinat esindegr ees, minut esand
seconds.
The map showstheposition . #
Conf irm theent ry. #
Tocalcu latearo ut e: sele ctStart Route
Gu ida nce. #
Ifaro utehas already been creat ed, sele ct
St art New RouteGuidan ceorSet asWay
Poin t.
Ent ering thedes tina tion asa3 wo rdaddr ess
Re quirement s: R
Sear ching fora des tination using 3wo rd
addr esse sis poss ibleintheonline search
( / pag e280) .
R Ther eis an Interne tcon nection .
% Sear ching fora des tination using 3wo rd
addr esse sis no tposs ibleinall coun tries.
Mult imed iasystem:
4 Navigation 5
ª Enter Dest ination #
Select Online Search. #
Enterth edes tinat ionaddr essasa3 wo rd
addr ess. Separateeac hof thewo rdswit ha
full stop.
The sear chresults aredispla yed. #
Select thedes tinat ioninthelis t.
The destinat ionaddr essissho wn. The route
can becalc ulated.
% 3wo rdaddr esse sfrom what 3words arean
alt ernat ive addr essingsystem formulti lin‐
gua lge orefer encin gof global locations with
a re solution ofthre eme ters.Usi ngthis grid,
locat ionsontheEar th's sur face areincl uded
whi chdo notha ve abuildin gaddr esssuch
as stre et and house number,fo rex am ple. Mult
imed iasystem 285

#
Select Yes.
The automatic gasst atio nsear chbegins. The
av ailable gasst atio nsalon gth ero uteor in
th evicinit yar edispla yed. #
Select thega sst atio n. #
When ther eis no route, thega sst atio nis set
as thedes tinat ion.
or #
When ther eis aro ute, thega sst atio nis set
as thene xt int ermediat edes tinat ion.
St arting theaut oma ticser vice station
sear ch
Re quirement s:
R ATTENTION ASSISTand theSuggest Rest
Area function areactiv ated (/ page21 8).
Dr ivi ng situatio n
The ATTENTION ASSISTDoyou wantto sea rch
for arest area?messa geissho wn. #
Selec tYes.
The service statio nsear chstar ts.The availa‐
ble servicest atio nsalon gth ero uteor inthe
vicinity oftheve hicle's current positio nar e
di spl ayed. #
Select theser vice statio n.
The servicest atio naddr essisdispla yed. #
Ifro uteguidan ceisno tact ive, sele ctStart
Rout eGuidan ce.
The selected ser vicest atio nis setas ades ti‐
nat ion.Ro uteguidan cebegin s.
or #
Ifro uteguidan ceisact ive, sele ctStart New
Rout eGuidan ceorSet asNex tWay Point.
St art New RouteGuidan ce:th eselect ed
ser vice statio nis setas ane wdes tinatio n.
The prev ious destination andallintermediat e
des tination sar edele ted. Ro uteguidan ceto
th eser vice statio nbegin s.
Set asNex tWay Point:theselect edser vice
st atio nis setas thene xt int ermediat edes ti‐
nation .Ro uteguidan cebegin s. Ro
uteguidanc e No
teson rout eguidanc e &
WARNIN GRisk ofdist ra ction from oper‐
ati ng integr ated commu nication equip‐
ment whiletheve hicle isin mo tion
If yo uoper ateco mm unic ationeq uipme nt
int egrat edintheve hicle when driving, you
will bedistract edfrom thetra ffic situat ion.
This could alsocause youto lose control of
th eve hicle. #
Onlyoper ateth is eq uipmen twhen the
tr af fic situ ation per mits. #
Ifyo ucan notbe sur eof this, stop the
ve hicle whilstpa ying attention toroad
and traffic condi tions andoperate the
eq uipment withth eve hicle statio nary. Yo
umus tobse rveth eleg alrequ iremen tsforth e
cou ntryin whi chyouar ecur rentl ydr ivi ng when
op erati ng themultimedia system.
Ro uteguidan cebegin son ce aro utehas been
calc ulated. 290
Multimed iasystem

#
Onlyoper ateth is eq uipmen twhen the
tr af fic situ ation per mits. #
Ifyo ucan notbe sur eof this, stop the
ve hicle whilstpa ying attention toroad
and traffic condi tions andoperate the
eq uipment withth eve hicle statio nary. Yo
umus tobse rveth eleg alrequ iremen tsforth e
cou ntryin whi chyouar ecur rentl ydr ivi ng when
op erati ng themultimedia system.
iPhone ®
func tionscan beused viathemultime‐
dia system using Apple CarPla y®
.The yar eoper‐
at ed using thecent ralcon trol elemen tor the
Sir i®
vo ice- oper ated con trol system. Youcan
act ivat eth evo ice- oper ated con trol system by
pr essing andholding the00E3 buttononthe
multifu nctionsteer ing wheel.
When usingApple CarPla y®
via thevo ice- oper‐
at ed con trol system, themultimedia system can
st ill be oper ated via theVo ice Cont rolSy stem
(/ page24 2).
Onl yone mobi lephone atatime canbeconnec‐
te dvia Apple CarPla y®
to themultimedia sys‐
te m. The
availabilit yof App leCarPla y®
ma yva ry
acc ordin gto thecount ry.
The service prov ider isresponsible forth is appli‐
cat ion and theser vices andcontent conne cted
to it.
Apple CarPla y®
is are gis tere dtra demar kof
Apple Inc.
Inf ormat iononApple CarPla y®
While usingApple CarPla y®
va rious funct ionsof
th emultimedia system, e.g.telephon yor the
media sourcesBlue tooth®
audio andiPod ®
,ar e
una vailable.
Onl yone routeguidan cecan beact ive at atim e.
If ro uteguidan ceisact ive on themultimedia sys‐
te m, itis closed whenrouteguidan ceisstar ted
on themobile phone.
Connecting aniPhone ®
via Apple CarPla y®
Re quirement s:
R Apple ®
oper atingsy stem version iOS 8.3or
abo veisins talled ontheiPhone ®
.
R AnInterne tcon nect ionisrequ ired forth efull
ra ng eof func tions forApple CarPla y®
. R
The iPho ne®
is connect edtothemultimedia
sy stem viatheUSB portç using asuit a‐
ble cable (/page336).
Multimedia system:
4 Connec t5
Apple CarPlay
Se tting automat icor manu alstar t
A messa geappear swhen connectedfo rth efirs t
tim e. #
Automatic star t:select Automatically.
Start Automatically isactiv ated 0073.
Apple CarPla y®
will nowstar timm ediat ely
af te rth eiPhone ®
is con nect edtothemulti‐
media system using aUSB cable. #
Manua lst ar t:select Manual ly. #
Select theiPhone ®
in thede vice list.
Ac cep ting/r eject ingtheda ta protection reg‐
ulat ions
A messag ewit hth edat apr otect ion regulations
appear s. #
Select Accept &Start .
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Multimedia system