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

Gasoli
ne............... ....................................4 31
Gear shiftre comm endation .................... 156
Genuin epar ts............................................ 21
Glide mode ...............................................156
Glo vebox
Loc king /unloc king.............................. 107 H
Handbr ake
see Electr icpar king brak e
Handlin gch aract eristics (unus ual)....... 394
HAND S-FREEAC CESS ................................ 77
Hazar dwa rning light s.............................1 23
Hazar doussubstances
Inf ormatio n....... .....................................24
Head restra int
Fr ont (adjus tingmechanicall y)............... 97
Re ar (installin g/remo ving) .....................9 9
Re ar passe nger com partment
(adj ustin g) .............................................9 8 Head-up
Display...... ................................239
Ad jus ting disp lay el eme nts(on-bo ard
com puter) ..... ................................... .... 239
Ad jus ting thebr ightn ess(on-boar d
com puter) ....................................... ..... 239
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>239
Menu (on-bo ardcom puter) ..... .......... ... 239
Se tting theposition (on-boar dcom‐
put er) ............................................. ..... 239
Switc hingon/off........................... ...... 240
Headlin er(car e)...... .................................369
Heating see Climat econtr ol
High beam
Switc hingon/of f...... ........................ ... 122
High-be amflasher ................................... 122
High-be amheadlam ps
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis t.............. .....1 24
Hill star tassi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 195
HOLD functio n...... ................................... 196
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 196
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 196 Hood
Opening/clo sing................................. 356
Ho tspo t
Se tting up(Wi-Fi) ................................. 269 I
Iden tificatio nplat e
Engine ................................................. 428
Re frig er ant .......................................... 435
Ve hicle ................................................ 428
Ignition Switc hingon(Start/S topbutt on) ........ 141
Ignit ionkey
see Smar tKey
Imm obiliz er................................................ 89
Indi catorlam ps
see Warning/ indic ator lam ps
Individ ualdrive pr og ram
Con figur ing .......................................... 152
Sel ecting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 152
Insid ere ar vie wmir ror
see Exterior mir rors Inde
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Insp
ectio n
see ASSYST PLUS
Ins trument cluster
see Instrument Display
Ins trument clusterlighti ng............ ........233
In stru men tDi spl ay <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 228
Ad jus ting thelighting ..................... ..... 233
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 228
Ins trument cluster ...... ........................... 10
Se tting theadditional value rang e ....... 231
Wa rning/ indic ator lam ps................ .....4 87
Int ellig entLight System
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis t...................1 24
Cor nering light func tion<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 124
Int erior ligh ting........ ................................ 126
Ambi entlighti ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> ..............126
Re adin glight ........................................ 126
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 126
Swi tch-of fdel aytim e........... ................127
Int erior motion sensor
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............92
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 91Int
ermed iatedes tination
Calculat ingaro utewit hint ermed iate
des tinatio ns........................................ 284
En tering <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>284
Mod ifying <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>284
St artin gan aut omat icga sst atio n
sear ch<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 283
St artin gth eaut omatic service sta‐
tio nsear ch<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 290
In te rn et
Callin gup awe bpag e.........................3 30
Cl osing thebr ows er........................ ..... 331
Dele tingabookmar k........................ ... 331
Dele tingbrows erdat a..................... ....3 31
Managing bookmarks<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 331
In te rn et connect ion
Comm unicationmodul efun ction .... .... 328
Con nectionstatus .......................... .....3 29
Displ aying thecon nect ionstatus .... .... 329
Es tablishing .................................... .....3 28
Inf ormatio n....... ................................... 327
Re strictions <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> .............327
Io niza tion
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating (mu ltimed ia
sy stem) .......................................... ...... 138 iPhone
®
see Apple CarPla y®
see Mercedes- BenzLink J
Jac k
St or ag elocation ................................... 418
Jum p-startconne ction ............................3 83
Gene ralno tes ...................................... 381 K
KEY LESS-GO
Loc king theve hicle ................................ 70
Pr oblem .................................................7 2
Un loc kin gse tting .................................. 66
Un loc kin gth eve hicle ............................7 0
Kic kdow n.................................................1 56
Using ...................................................156
Knee airbag ................................................ 40 L
Label ing(tires)
see Tire labeling 520
Index

Lam
p
see Inte rior lighting
Lam ps(Ins trument Display)
see Warning/ indic ator lam ps
Lane detection (automatic )
se eAc tiveLa ne Keeping Assist
Lane Keeping Assist
see ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist
Languag e.................................................. 271
No tes ................................................... 271
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 271
LA TC H-type (ISOFI X)child seat secur‐
ing system
In stallin g................................................ 56
Le velcontr olsystem
see AIRMA TIC
Light switch
Ov ervie w ........ ................................ ...... 121
Light ing
see Inte rior lighting
see Lights
Lights ........................................................ 121
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis t...................1 24 Ad
jus ting theins trument lighting ........ 233
Au tomatic driving lights..... .................. 122
Comb inationswit ch<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 122
Cor nering light func tion<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 124
Haza rdwa rning light s.................... ...... 123
High beam............ ...............................122
High -beamflasher ...............................1 22
Ligh tswi tch ....... ............................ ...... 121
Lo w-beam headlam ps.................... ...... 121
Pa rking light s.................................. .....1 21
Re ar foglam p................................. ...... 121
Re sponsibili tyforlig hting systems .......1 21
Se tting theex terior lighting switch-
of fdela ytime ................................. ..... 125
Se tting thesur round lighting.......... .....1 26
St andi nglight s................................ .....1 21
Tu rn signals .................................... ..... 122
Limit edWa rranty
Ve hicle ............................................. ..... 28
Liv eTr af fic Inf orma tion
Dis playing subsc ript ion informatio n.... 296
Disp laying thetra ffic map ...................2 97
Dis play ing traffic inci dents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 297
Ext endi ngasu bscr iption <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 296
Issu inghazar daler ts <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 298Lo
ad inde x(ti res) .....................................4 10
Load -bearing capacit y(tir es) .................. 410
Load ing.....................................................1 10
Bag hook<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>....111
Car gotie-do wn rings <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ....110
Def initio ns ............ ...............................412
No tes ................................................... 105
Ro ofcar rier .......................................... 113
St ow agespac eunde rth etrunk floor ...112
Load ingguid elines .................................. 105
Load inginforma tion table ...................... 403
Load s
Sec uring .............................................. 105
Locat orlight ing
see Surround lighting
Loc king /unl ocking
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating theaut o‐
matic locking featur e.............................7 2
Emerg encykey ...................................... 73
KEYLESS- GO..........................................70
Un loc kin gand open ingdoor sfrom
th einside ..............................................7 0 Inde
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Lo
w-beam headla mps
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 121
Lu bricant additives
see Additiv es
Lu ggage
Pa rcel ne t............................................. 111
Secu ring <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>105
Lu mbar support
se eLu mbar support(4-w ay)
Lu mbar support(4 -w ay)...........................9 7 M
Maint enanc e
Menu (on-boa rdcom puter) ...... ............ 233
Ve hicle .................................................. 23
Maint enance
see ASSYSTPL US
Malfunct ion
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI C................ 202
Re stra int system .............................. ..... 34
Malfu nction messag e
see Displa ymessag e Map
.......................................... 297,298, 299
Av oiding anarea ..................................3 01
Av oiding anarea (ove rview) .................3 01
Chan gingan area ............................ .... 302
De letin gan area .............................. .... 302
Dis playing thecom pass .................. ..... 303
Displa yingthemap version ............ ...... 301
Disp laying thene xt int ersect ing
st re et <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 301
Disp laying thesat ellit emap ................3 04
Displ aying thetra ffic map ...................2 97
Dis play ing weather informat ion ...... .....3 04
Map data....... ................................... ...303
Mo ving ................................................ 300
Ov ervie w ....... ................................... ...298
Selecti ngPOI symb ols....... .............. ....300
Selecti ngtext informati on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 300
Sel ecti ngthemap orient ation .............3 00
Se tting themap scale ..................... ..... 299
Se tting themap scale automaticall y....3 03
Up dating ........................................ .....3 02
Map andcomp ass
Ov ervie w ....... ................................... ...298
Massag epr og ram
Re settin gth ese ttings ............................9 9 Massag
epr og rams
Sel ecti ngthefront seats ....................... 99
Massag ese ttings
Re settin g............................................... 99
Matt efinish (cleaning instructions) ...... 365
Maxim umload ratin g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ......409
Maxi mum permis sibl elo ad
Ca lcu latio nex am ple ............................ 405
De term inin g........................................ 404
Max imumtirepr essur e.......................... 409
Mec hanical key
Inser ting/r emoving ............................... 67
Media Menu (on-boa rdcom puter) ..... ............. 237
Sear ching ............................................ 340
Media display
No tes .................................................. 256
Media Interface
Ac tivati ng ........... ..................................341
Inf ormation .......................................... 340
Ov ervie w .............................................. 341
Media mode
Ac tivati ng ........... ................................. 335 52
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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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Mobi
lephone
Damag ede tection (parked vehicle) ..... 169
Wi reless chargin g................................ 120
Mobi lephone
see Andr oidAuto
see Apple CarPla y®
see Mercedes-Benz Link
see Second telephon e
see Telephon e
Mobile phonevo ice recognit ion
St artin g.......................................... ...... 311
St opping ............................................... 311
Model series
see Vehicle identif ication plate
MOExt ended tires .................................... 374
Multifunc tiondispla y
Ov ervie wof disp lays <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 232
Multi functionst eer ing wheel
Ov ervie wof butt ons ............................ 229
Mul tifunct ionsteer ing wheel
see Steer ing wheel Mult
imedia system .................................2 56
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating standb y
mode .............................................. .....1 70
Ad jus ting thevo lume ...................... .....2 63
Centr alcontr olele ments ..................... 257
Conf iguring displ aysettin gs ............ ....2 65
Conf iguring drive pr ogr am I<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 152
ENER GIZING Comfortpr og ram (ove r‐
vie w) ...... ........................................ ......2 77
Fa vorite s ............................................. 260
Main functions ................................. ... 260
Ov ervie w .......................................... ... 256
Re ar clim atecon trol ............................ 136
Re stor ing thefa ct or yse ttings .............. 276
St andb ymode function .................. .....1 70
St artin gth eENE RGIZING Comfort
pr ogr am .......................................... .....2 78
Swi tching thesound on/off............ ....2 62
Multimedi asy stem
see Entering charact ers
see Touc hCon trol
see Touc hpad N
Na vig ation
Menu (on-boar dcom puter) .................. 235
Sho wing/hiding themenu ...................2 79
Switc hingon....... ................................. 279
Up dating themap data........................ 302
Vo ice com mand s(V oice ControlSy s‐
te m) ..................................................... 245
Na vig ation
see Destination
see Destination entry
see Map
see Route
see Routeguidan ce
see Traf fic inf ormati on
Na vig ation announcements
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............292
Ad jus ting thevo lume ...........................2 93
Re peating ............................................ 294
Switc hingaudio fadeout on/off.......... 293
Na vig ation messag es
On-boar dcom puter ............................. 235 52
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Ne
arField Comm unication(NFC) ...........3 10
Con necting themobile phonetothe
multime diasystem ...............................3 10
Inf ormation ...................................... .... 310
Swi tching Bluetoo th®
audio equip‐
men t.............................................. ...... 345
Swit ching mobile phones.....................3 10
Using amobile phone .......................... 310
Ne utr al
Inser ting.......................................... .... 154
NFC see NearFie ldCo mmu nication(NF C)
No n-oper ational time
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating standb y
mode ...................................................1 70
St andb ymode function .......................1 70
No tes ........................................................ 145
Op timized acceleration........................ 145
No teson breaking-in ane wve hicl e...... .145 O
Occ upant safety
Pe ts intheve hicle ................................. 64 Occupant
safety
see Airbag
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
see PRE-S AFE®
(anticip ator yoccu‐
pant protect ion)
see PRE-S AFE®
PL US (antic ipatory
occupant protect ion plus)
see Restra int system
see Seat belt
Odome ter
see Totaldis tance
Oi l
see Engi neoil
On -bo ardco mp uter ...... ...........................229
Assis tance menu <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> .......233
Disp laying theser vice duedate........... 355
Head-up Displaymenu ........................ 239
Media menu .................................... ....2 37
Menu designs ...................................... 231
Menu overview .................................... 229
Multif unction displa y...................... .....2 32
Na vig ation system menu ..................... 235
Oper ating ............................................ 229 Ra
dio menu .........................................2 37
Ser vice menu <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 233
Te lephon emen u.................................. 238
Tr ip men u............................................ 234
On-boa rddiag nostics interface
see Diag nostics con nection
Online services
Dat ast or ag e .......................................... 30
Open-sour cesof tware ...............................3 1
Opening thetrunk lidusing your foot
HANDS-FREE ACCES S...........................7 7
Oper ating fluids
Ad ditiv es(fuel) .................................... 432
Br ak efluid ...........................................4 33
Coo lant (engi ne)....... ........................... 434
Engine oil....... .....................................432
Fu el(gasoline) .....................................4 31
No tes .................................................. 430
Re frig er ant (airconditio ningsystem) ...435
Wi ndsh ield wa sher fluid ...................... 435
Ope ratin gsaf ety
Decl arati on ofconf ormity (wirel es s
ve hicle component s)............................. 25
Inf ormation ............................................ 24 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