2020 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS SEDAN mirror

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The rear segm entsar ehidde nwhen driv‐
ing forw ards.
If Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis deac tiva ted,
th ewa rning displa yfa des out(/ page202) .
Guid elines 1
Yello wlane markingth ecour sethetir es will
ta ke atthecur rent steer ing wheel angle
(dynamic)
2 Yello wguide line,vehicle width(dr iven sur‐
fa ce) dep endi ngon thecur rent steer ing
wheel angle(dynamic) 3
Redguide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
12 in(0. 3m) from there ar area
4 Markat adis tance ofapprox .3.3 ft(1.0 m)
% When ActivePa rking Assistis act ive, lane
mar kings1 aredispla yedin green.
The guide linesinthemedia displaysho w
th edis tances toyour vehicle. Thedistances
ap ply toroad leve l.
Side viewof themir rorca mer as
The side sof theve hicle canbeseen inthis vie w. 1
Guide lineofextern al vehicle dimensions
wit houtside mirrors folded out
2 Markerof thewheel contact poi nts Sy
stem failur e
If th e360° Camer ais no tre ady foroper ation,
th efo llo wing mess ageappear sin themultimedia
sy stem: Sy
stem limit s
The 360° Camera willnotfun ction orwill only
par tiall yfun ction inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The door sar eopen .
R The side mirrors arefo lded in.
R The trunk lidisopen .
R Ther eis hea vyrain, sno wor fog.
R The ambient lightcondit ionsarepoor ,e.g. at
night. 21
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Driving and parking

If
th er eis ave hicle inthemonit oring rang e, this
is indic ated intheoutside mirror.If ave hicle
occupant opensthedoor ontheside withth e
wa rning, awa rning tone sou nds and thewa rning
lam pin theoutside mirrorst ar ts to flash.
This addit ionalfun ction ison lyavailable when
Blin dSpo tAs sis tis act ivat ed and uptoamax i‐
mum ofthre eminut esafte rth eignition has
been switchedoff.The exitwa rning isno long er
av ailable once thewa rning lam pin theoutside
mir rorflashes thre etimes.
The exitwa rning isonl yan aid and nota subs ti‐
tut efo rth eatt ent ion ofvehicle occupants. The
re sponsibili tyforopening andclosi ngthedoor s
and forlea ving theve hicle remains withth eve hi‐
cle occupants.
Sy stem limit s
Blin dSpo tAs sis tand ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
ma ybe limi tedin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifth er eis dir ton thesensor sor thesensor s
ar eobscur ed
R Inpoor visibility ,e.g. due tofog, hea vyrain or
sno w R
Ifth er ear enar row vehicles, e.g.bicycles or
mo torbik es
R Ifth ero ad has very wide ornar row lanes
R Ifve hicles areno tdr iving inthemiddle of
th eir lane
Wa rnings maybe issued inerro rwhen driving
close tocrash barrier sor similar solidlanebor‐
der s.Alw aysmak esur eth at ther eis suf ficie nt
di st anc eto theside forot her traf fic or obs ta‐
cle s.
Wa rnings maybe interru pte dwhen driving along‐
side long vehicles, forex am ple truc ks,fo ra pr o‐
long edtime.
Blind SpotAssis tis no toper ationa lwhen reve rse
ge ar iseng aged.
The exitwa rning maybe limit edinthefo llo wing
situat ions:
R When thesensor sar eco veredby adjac ent
ve hicles innar row par kingspac es
R When people approachth eve hicle
R Intheev ent ofstatio naryor slo wlymo ving
obj ect s Fu
nction ofbrak eapp lication (Activ eBlind
Spo tAssis t)
% The brak eapplication functionisonl yav aila‐
ble forve hicles withaDr iving Assistance
Pa ckag e.
If Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stdetects arisk ofaside
im pact inthemonit oring rang e, acou rse-co r‐
re cting brak eap plica tion iscar ried out. This is
designed tohelp youavo idacollis ion.
The cour se-cor recting brak eap plica tion isavaila‐
ble inthespeed rang ebe twee nap prox imat ely
20 mph(30 km/h) and125mp h(200 km/h). &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
br ak eapplication ofActiveBli nd Spo t
Assi st
A cou rse-co rrect ing brak eapplication cannot
alw ayspr eve ntacol lisi on. #
Alw aysst eer ,br ak eor accelera teyour‐
self ,espe ciallyif Ac tiveBli nd Spo t
Assi stwa rnsyo uor mak esaco urse-
co rrect ing brak eapplication. 222
Driving andparking

Heig
htwhe nopen ed Model
1 1
Heig ht
whe n
open ed
C 300 69.6in
(1 76 8mm)
C 300 4MATIC 69.8in
(1 47 4mm) Ve
hicl edimens ions All
models
Ve hicle length1 84.5in
(4686 mm)
Ve hicle widthincluding out‐
side mirrors 79.5
in
(2020 mm)
Whee lbase 111.8in
(28 40mm) Mode
lV ehicle
heigh t
C 30 05 7.0 in
(1 44 7mm)
C 300 4MATIC 57.2 in
(1 452 mm) Mode
lT urning
ra dius
C 300 36.7ft
(1 1.18 m)
C 300 4MATIC 37.4 ft
(1 1. 40 m) We
ight sand loads Please
observethefo llo wing notesfo rth especi‐
fi ed vehicle data:
R Items ofoptional equipment increase the
curb weight andreduce thepa yload. Te
ch nica lda ta 43
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Re
gular maint enance work <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 355
Spec ialser vice requ iremen ts.............. 355
ATA (anti-thef tala rm system) .................. 90
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating theint erior
mo tion sensor ....................................... 92
Ar ming/ disarming theto w- aw ay
alar m.................... .......................... .......9 1
Dea ctivating thealar m.......................... 90
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 90
Fu nctio nof theint erior motion sensor ...91
The tow- aw ay alar mfun ction .................9 1
AT TENTI ONASSIST <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 217, 218
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>217
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 218
Sy stem limit ations ........................... ....2 17
At tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Au dio mode
Ac tivati ng med iamod e........... .............335
Co nnecti ngUSB devic es ........... .......... 336
Co pyrights ...........................................3 35
Inf ormatio n....... ................................... 333
Inser ting/r emoving anSD card....... ....335
Medi asea rch ....................................... 340 Ov
ervie w .......................................... ... 336
Pa use and playbac kfun ction ...............3 37
Sel ecting atrac k <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 337
Sel ecting play bac kop tion s............ ...... 337
Tr ac klis t.............................................. 337
Au thorized Mercedes- BenzCenter
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
Au thorized workshop
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Au tomatic distanc eco ntr ol
se eAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Au tomatic drivin glights ........... ............ ..122
Au tomatic engine star t(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> .......149
Au tomatic engine sto p(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> .......149
Au tomatic fron tpass engerfr on tair‐
bag shutoff <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 43,45
Fu nctio nof theaut omatic front
passeng erfront airbag shutoff......... ..... 43
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p.....4 5 Au
tomatic fron tpass engerfr on tair‐
bag shutoff
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............132
Au tomatic trans mis sion
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve r..... ......................153
Dr ive pr ogr am disp lay ............ ..............152
Dr ive pr ogr ams............ ........................ 151
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h..................... 151
Eng aging drive po sitio n............ ........... 155
Eng aging neu tral ............ ...................... 154
Eng aging park position ........................ 154
Eng aging reve rsege ar .........................1 54
Kic kdo wn ............................................. 156
Manual gearshif ting.............................1 55
St eer ing wheel paddle shifters ............ 155
Tr ans miss ionposit iondispla y.............. 153
Tr ans miss ionposit ions........................ 153
Au tomatic trans mis sion (problem)
se eTr ans miss ion(problem ) 506
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Re
flect ive saf etyve st <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 372
Re mo ving thewa rning triang le............ 373
Se tting upthewa rning triang le............ 373
Emer gency braking ................................. 169
Emer gency braking
see BAS(Br akeAssi stSystem)
Emer gency callsystem
see Mercede s-Benz emer gency callsy stem
Emer gency engine star t....... .................. 390
Emer gency key
Loc king adoor ................................... .... 73
Un loc kin gadoor ...................................7 3
Emer gency oper ation mode
St artin gth eve hicle ............................. 143
Emer gency release
Tr unk lid(from inside) ............................ 79
Emer gency spar ewheel .......................... 424
No tes ............ ....................................... 424
Re mo ving ............................................ 425
Emer gency Tensioning Devices
Ac tivati on ........... ...................................34
ENE RGIZIN GComf ort
Ov ervie wof program ...........................2 77 St
artin gth epr ogr am ........................... 278
Engine ECOstar t/ stop funct ion.................. ....1 49
Engine number....... .............................428
St artin g(eme rgency operation
mode) .................................................. 143
St artin g(R emo teOnline) ............... ...... 144
St artin g(sta rt/s topbutt on) ............ .....1 42
St artin gassis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ....383
Swi tching off(s ta rt/s topbutt on) .... .....1 61
Engine data
Dis playing ...................................... ...... 153
Engine number ........................................ 428
Engine oil.................................................3 59
Ad ditiv es........................................ .....4 32
Ca paci ty....... ................................... .... 433
Che cking theoil leve lusing theoil
dips tick.......................................... ..... 358
Chec kingtheoil leve lusing theon-
boar dcom puter .............................. ..... 359
MB- Freig abe orMB- Appr oval .......... .....4 33
Qua lity ....... .......................................... 433
To pping up...........................................3 59 Ent
ering charact ers ....... ......................... 263
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 263
ESC (Electronic Stabil ityContr ol)
see ESP®
(Electr onicStabilit yPr og ram)
ESP ®
Cr osswi ndAssis t..... ............................ 175
ESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityProg ram) ....... 172
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............175
Fu nctio n/no tes .................................... 172
Ext erior light ing
Car e.................................................... 368
Ext erior light ing
see Ligh ts
Ext erior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 129, 130
Anti-g lare mode (automatic) ................1 30
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function ........ 132
Fo lding in/out .....................................1 29
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion ..........1 04
Pa rking posit ion...................................1 31
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 129
Ext ernal device
Loc king(c hild safetyloc k) ...................2 71
Ey eg lass escom partmen t........... ............107 Inde
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Media
playbac k
Oper ating (on-boa rdcom puter) ...... ..... 237
Media search
St artin g.......................................... .....3 40
Media source
Selecti ng(on-boa rdcom puter) ...... ...... 237
Memor yfunctio n
Oper ating .......... ...... ............................ 104
Outside mirror— Ca lling up stor ed
se ttings ............................................... 104
Outside mirror— St or ing settings ........ 104
Sea t— Ca lling upstor ed settings ......... 104
Sea t— St or ing settings .................. ...... 104
St eer ing wheel —Calling upsave d
se ttin gs .......................................... ..... 104
St eer ing wheel —Sa ving settings ......... 104
Menu (on-boar dcom puter)
Assis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>233
Desi gns <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 231
Hea d-upDisp lay <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> .........239
Ma intena nce <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ..............233
Med ia<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 237
Na vig ation ...........................................2 35
Ov ervie w ....... ................................... ...229 Ra
dio ...................................................2 37
Te lephon e...................................... ...... 238
Tr ip .................................................. .... 234
Mer cedes mecalls
Ar rangi ng aser vice appo intme nt........ 323
Ca lling theMer cedes- BenzCustomer
Cent er................................................. 322
Consenting todat atra nsf er ............ .....3 23
Inf ormatio n....... ................................... 322
Maki ngacall viatheove rhead con‐
tr ol panel ....................................... ...... 321
Tr ans ferred dat a.............................. ....3 23
Mer cedes meconne ct
Ac cid ent and brea kdo wnmana ge‐
ment .................................................. ..324
Inf ormation ........................................ ..324
Tr ans ferred dat a.............................. ....3 25
Mer cedes- AMG vehicl es
No tes ................................................... 141
Mer cede s-Benz Apps
Ca lling up ...... .................................... ..329
Using voice con trol ........................ ...... 329 Mer
cedes-B enzemer gency callsys‐
te m ........... ............ ....................................325
Au tomatic emerg encycall................... 326
Inf ormation ..........................................325
Inf ormation ondat atransf er................3 27
Manual emergency call<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 326
Ov ervie w <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 325
Mer cedes -Ben zLi nk <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ........316
Con necting .......................................... 317
Endi ng............ ......................................317
Ov ervie w ..............................................3 16
Using ................................................... 317
Messag e(multifunc tiondispla y)
see Displa ymessa ge
Messag ememor y..... ...............................4 39
Mess ages
Vo ice com mand s(V oice ControlSy s‐
te m) ..................................................... 252
Messag es
see Text mes sage s
Mir rors
see Exterior mir rors Inde
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Oper
ating system
see On-bo ardcom puter
Oper ator' sMan ual
Ve hicle equipment ........................... ...... 22
Oper ator's Manual (digital) ......................2 0
Ov erhead controlpanel
Ov ervie w .......................................... ...... 14 P
Pa int code ................................................ 428
Pa intw ork(cleaning instructions) .........3 65
Pa nic alar m............... ................................. 66
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............66
Pa nor amic sliding sunroof
see Sliding sunroof
Pa rk pos ition
Inser ting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> ...........154
Sel ecting automatical ly<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 154
Pa rking
see Elec tric par kingbr ak e
Pa rking aid
see Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C Pa
rking Assis tPA RK TRONI C<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 200
Ac tivati ng ........... ................................. 204
Ad jus ting warning tones <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 205
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>200
Pr ob lems <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011>202
Sid eim pa ct protect ion ..................... ... 203
Switc hingoff.................................... ... 204
Sy stem limit ations ........................... ....2 00
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 .............. 169
Pa rking light s...........................................1 21
Pa rking posit ion
Ex terior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 131
St or ing theposition ofthefront -
passeng eroutside mirrorusi ng
re ve rsege ar .................................... .....1 32
PA RK TRONI C
Ma lfunction <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> .............202PA
SSEN GERAIRBAGstatus displa y
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
Pa yload
Calculat ionexam ple ............................ 405
De term inin gth emaximum .................. 404
Pe rfume
see Perfume atomiz er
Pe rfume atomizer .................................... 138
Inser ting/r emoving theflacon .............1 38
Se tting ................................................. 138
Pe rfume vial
see Perfume atomiz er
Pe rm itted towing methods .....................3 85
Pe rsonaliz ation
see User profile
Pe ts inthe vehicl e...... ...............................64
Phone book
see Cont acts
Pictur efo rm ats
see Video mode
Pictur ese ttings
see Video mode 526
Index