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

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0082 Setsthedr iver's side temp eratur e
2 008F Setsthedr iver's side airdistribution
3 H Setstheair flow orswitc hof fclimat e
cont rol
4 0058 Setsclimat econtr olto aut omat ic
mode (/page13 6)
5 0064 Defrosts thewindshield
6 ! Callsuptheair con ditionin gmenu
Switc hesthere sidua lheat onoroff
(/ page13 7)
7 006C Switches there ar wind owheat er
on/of f
8 005A SwitchestheA/C function on/off
(/ page13 5) 9
0072 Switchesair-re cir cul ation mod eon/of f
(/ page 137)
A 008F Setsthefront passeng erside airdistri‐
bution
B 0082 Setsthefront passeng erside temp era‐
tur e
Re ar oper ating unit 1
Setsthete mp eratur e
2 Displa y
3 Setstheair flow Oper
ating theclima tecont rolsy stem Switc
hingclima tecont rolon/of f #
Toswitc hon: setth eair flow toleve l1 or
higher usingtheH button. #
Toswitc hof f:se tth eair flow toleve l0 using
th eH button.
% Ifclimat econ trol isswitc hedoff,th ewin‐
do ws mayfo gup mor equ ickl y. Swi tchof f
cli mat econtr olonly briefly. Switc
hingtheA/C function onoroffvia the
cont rolpan el The
A/Cfunc tion heats ,cools anddehumidif ies
th eve hicle's interior air. #
Press the005A button.
Switc hof fth eA/C function onlybr ief ly;ot her‐
wise, thewindo wsmayfo gup mor equ ickl y.
Con densation maydr ip from theunder sideof
th eve hicle when cooling modeisactiv e.This is
no ta sign that ther eis amalfunct ion. Climat
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Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe A/Cfun ction via
the multi mediasy stem Multi
media system:
4 Vehicle 5
b Climate Control5
A/C
The A/C function heats, coolsanddehumidif ies
th eve hicle's interior air. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Se
tting climat econtr olto aut omatic mode In
automatic mode, these tte mp eratur eis con ‐
tr olled andmaint ained atacon stant leve lby the
air suppl y. #
Press the 0058 button. #
Toswitc hto manu almode :pr es sth e H
or 008F button. Climat
est yle Clim
atest yle fun ction
In aut omat icmode, youcan selectthefo llo wing
climat est yle se ttings forth edr iver's andfront
passeng erareas:
R FOCUS: highairflow ,slight lycooler setting
R MEDIUM: mediumairflow ,st andar dse tting
R DIFFUSE: low air flow ,slight lywa rmerand
dr aft-fr ee setting
Ad jus tingthe climat emode settin gs
Mu ltimed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
b Climate Control
5 Climate Mode #
Select Driverand/or Passenger. #
Select FOCUS, MEDIUMorDIF FUS E.
% Tofeel theef fect of theclimat est yle, the
0058 function mustbe activ e(/ page13 6). Ov
erview oftheair distribut ionsettings The
symbol son thedispla yindicat ewhic hve nts
th eair flow isbeing direct edthro ugh:
0061 def
roster vents
009C cent
erand side airve nts
009B fo
ot we llve nts
009F cent
er,si de and foot we llve nts
0086 de
fros terand foot we llve nts
008F al
lve nts
0087 de
fros ter,middl eand side airvents
00A2 au
tomatic airdistribu tion Se
tting there ar climat eco ntr olusin gth e
mu ltim edia system Multi
media system:
4 Vehicle 5
b Climate Control5
Rear
Se tting theair flow #
Sele ctAir flow. #
Setth eair flow . 13
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Se
tting thete mp eratur e #
Sele ctTempe rature. #
Setth ete mp eratur e. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe climat eco ntr ol
syn chronizat ionfunction viathecontr ol
pa nel Climat
econ trol can besetcen trall yusing the
sync hronization function.Thetemp eratur eand
air distribution settings forth edr iver's side are
adop tedaut omatic allyfo rth efront passeng er
side. #
Press the0 button.
The sync hroniz ation function isdeactiv ated ifth e
se ttin gsforone oftheot her climat ezones are
ch ang ed. Ac
tiv atin gor deac tivatin gthe climat eco n‐
tr ol syn chronizat ionfunction usingthemu lti‐
med iasystem Multi
media system:
4 Vehicle 5
b Climate Control
5 SYNC
The climat econ trol can becon trolled centrally
using thesync hroniz ation function.The temp era‐
tur ese tting isaut omaticall yadop tedfo rall cli‐
mat ezones. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Re
mo ving conde nsatio nfrom the windo ws Wi
ndo wsfogg ed up ontheinsid e #
Press the0058 button. #
Ifth ewindo wscontinu eto fogup: press the
0064 button.
Wi ndo wsfogg ed up ontheout side #
Swit chon thewindshield wipers. #
Press the 0058 button. Switc
hingair-recir culation modeon/off #
Press the0072 button.
The interior airwill berecir cul ated.
Air -reci rculati onmod eaut omat icallyswit ches to
fr esh airmode afte rsome time.
% Ifair -recir cula tion mode isswi tched on,the
windo wsmayfo gup mor equ ickl y. Swi tchon
ai r-re cir cul ation mod eonly briefly. Switc
hingthere sidual heatonoroff Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle ispar ked.
It is possible tomak euse ofthere sidua lheat
fr om theengine tocontinu ehea ting orventil at‐
ing thefront com partmen tof theve hicle for
appr oximat ely30 min utes. #
Toswitc hon: press the! button.
Re sidua lheat isswitc hedoffaut omaticall y. Climat
eco ntro l 13
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Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gio ni zatio n Mu
ltimed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
b Climate Control
5 Ioniz ation
Ioniz ation cleans andrefreshes theint erior airof
th eve hicle. Theionization oftheint erior airis
odor less. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Fr
ag rance system Se
tting thefrag rance system
Re quirement s:
R Automatic climatecontr olisacti vated.
R The glove boxis closed.
Multimedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
b Climate Control
5 Air Freshen er
The fragr ance system distribut esapleasant fra‐
gr ance thro ughout theve hicle interior from afla‐
con located intheglove box. #
Tosetth eint ensit y:select High,Medium,
Low orOff.
Inser tingorremo ving the flacon ofthefra‐
gr ance system &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom liquid per‐
fume
If ch ildr enopen theflacon ,th ey cou lddrink
th eliq uid perfume oritcould come intocon ‐
ta ct with their eyes. #
Donotlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
Consult adoct orimmediat elyifliq uid
per fume hasbeen drunk . #
Ifliq uid perfume comes intocont act
wit hyo ur eyes orskin ,ri nse your eyes
wit hclean water. #
Ifsym ptoms continue, consult adoct or. +
ENVIR
ONMENT ALNOTEEnvironme ntal
da ma gedue toimproper disposal offull
fl acon s Fu
llflacon smus tno tbe dispo sed
of wit hhouse holdwaste. #
Fu
llflacon smus tbe take nto
a har mfulsubs tance collectio npo int. 13
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#
Toinser t:slide flacon 2intoth eholder as
fa ras itwil lgo. #
Toremo ve:pu llou tflacon 2.
If yo udo notuse genui ne Mercede s-Benzinterior
pe rfumes ,obse rveth emanuf acturers' saf ety
no tice son theper fume packaging. Dispose
ofthege nui ne Mer cedes-B enzinterior
pe rfume flacon when itis em ptyand donotre fill
it.
Re fillable flacon #
Unscr ew cap 1ofem ptyflacon 2. #
Fillflacon 2withamax imum of0.5fl.oz.
(1 5 ml). #
Screw cap 1back ont oflacon 2.
Alw aysre fill th eem ptyre fillable flacon withth e
same perfume. Observethesepar ateinf orma‐
tion shee tatt ached totheflacon . Air
vents Ad
jus tingthe fron tair vents &
WARNIN G‑Dang erofburnsor fros tbit e
due tobeing tooclose totheair vents
Ve ry hotor very cold aircan flow from theair
ve nts.
Thi scou ldresult inbur nsorfros tbit ein the
immed iatevicin ityoftheair vents. #
Makesur eth at all vehicle occupants
alw aysmaint ainasuf ficie ntdist anc eto
th eair vents. #
Ifnece ssary,dir ect theair flow to
ano ther area oftheve hicle interior . To
guar anteetheflow offresh airthro ugh theair
ve nts intoth eve hicle interior ,com plywit hth e
fo llo wing:
R Alw ayske ep theve nts and theve ntil ation
gr ille in theve hicle interior free.
R Keep theair inle tfr ee ofdeposits
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#
Toopen orclose: holdairvent 1 inthe
cent erand turnit to thelef t(open) orright
(closed) asfaras itwil lgo. #
Toadjus tth eair direction: holdairvent 1
in thecent erand moveitup ordown orto
th elef tor right.
Ad jus tingthe rear air vents #
Toopen orclose: turncon troller 2tothe
lef tor right asfaras itwil lgo. #
Toadjus tth eair direction: holdairvent 1
in thecent erand moveitup ordown orto
th elef tor right. 14
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Dr
ivin g No
teson Mer cedes- AMGvehicl es Obser
vetheno teson thefo llo wing topics inthe
Sup pleme nt,asyouma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers:
R RACE STAR T
R AMG adaptivespo rtsuspension system
R (DYN AMIC SELECT switch)drive pr og rams
R Functio nsofESP ®
R Tract ion control Swit
ching onthepo we rsupp lyor theigni‐
tion (without engine star t) &
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. Also
obser vethe"No teson pets intheve hicle".
Re quirement s:
R The Smar tKey isin theve hicle andhasbeen
re cogni zed.
R Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
The brak epeda lis no tdepr essed . Dr
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#
Toswitc hon thepo we rsupp ly:pr ess but‐
to n1 once .
Yo ucan activat eth ewindshield wipers,for
ex am ple.
The powe rsupp lyis switc hedoffag ain ifth efo l‐
lo wing condition sar eme t:
R Youopen thedr iver's door .
R Youpr ess button1 twice mor e. #
Toswitc hon theignit ion:press butt on1
twic e.
The indic ator lam psintheins trument cluster
light up.
The ignit ionisswitc hedoffag ain ifone ofthe
fo llo wing condition sis me t:
R Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Yo udo notst ar tth eve hicle within
15 minut es.
R Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
The transmis sionisin posi tion 005Dorthe
electr icpar king brak ehas been applied.
R Youpr ess button1 once . St
arting theve hicl e St
arting theve hicl ewith thest ar t/s topbut‐
to n &
DANG ER Risk deathcause dby exhaus t
ga ses
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Inhaling th
ese exhaus tga ses ishazar dous tohealt h
and leads topoisonin g. #
Neverlea vetheengine or,if pr esent ,
th eauxiliar yheating running inan
encl osedspa cewithout sufficie ntventi‐
la tio n. &
WARNIN GRisk offire cau sed byflam‐
mable material on theex haus tsy stem
Flammable materials brought inby either ani‐
mals orenvironmen talinf luenc esma yignit e
if th ey come intocont actwith hotpar tsof
th eengine orexhaus tsy stem. #
Ther efor e, checkre gular lythat ther e
ar eno flammab lemat erials inthe
engine compartmen tor on theex haus t
sy stem. Re
quirement s:
R The Smar tKey isin theve hicle andisrecog‐
nized . #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005Dor005C. 14
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