2021 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE towing

#
Use ato w bar . #
Mak esur eth at thesteer ing wheel can
mo vefreely beforeto wing theve hicle
aw ay. *
NO
TEDama gedue toexcess ive tracti ve
po we r If
yo upull away shar ply, thetractiv epo we r
ma ybe toohigh andtheve hicles couldbe
damag ed. #
Pull away slo wlyand smoo thly. Lo
adi ng the vehicl efo rtr ans port #
Obser vetheno teson towing away
( / pag e349). #
Connec tth eto w bar totheto wing eyein
or der toload theve hicle. #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C. %
Ve
hicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
th eaut omatic transmiss ionmaybe lockedin
position 005Dintheeve ntofdama getothe
electr icalsystem. Toshif tto 005C ,pr ov ide the
on-boar delectr icalsystem withpo we r
( / pag e346). #
Load theve hicle ontoth etra nspor ter. #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005D. #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth e
ve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Onlysecur eth eve hicle bythewheels.
Ve hicl eswith ADSPL US (Adap tiveDam ping
Sy stem PLUS) &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent when
tr ansp orting vehicles withAd aptive
Dam pingSy stem PLUS
When transpor tingvehicles withAd aptive
Dam pingSy stem PLUS, theve hicle/tr ailer
combination maybegin torock and star tto
skid. #
When transpor ting,ensur eth at:
R The vehicle hasbeen loaded onto
th etranspor tercor rectl y
R The vehicle issecur edatall four
wheel swit hsuit able tensi oni ng
st ra ps
R The maximum permissible speedof
35 mph(6 0km/h) isno texc eeded
when transpor ting *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle from secur‐
ing itincor rectl y #
Afterloa ding, theve hicle mustbe
secur edon allfour wheel s.Ot her wise,
th eve hicle could bedamag ed. #
Aminimum distance of8in (20 cm)
up wa rdsand 4in (10 cm) down wards
mus tbe kept tothetranspor tplatf orm. #
Secur eth eve hicle onallfour wheel saf te r
loading . Br
eakdo wnassis tance 35
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Maximum permissible load3com prises the
gr os swe ight ofall vehicle occupants, load
and luggage.
R Recomme ndedtirepr ess ure 1forcold
tir es. The recomme ndedtirepr ess ures are
va lid forth emaximum permissible loadand
up tothemaximum permissible vehicle
speed.
Please alsonote:
R Information onper missib lewe ight sand loads
on theve hicle identif ication plate
(/ page390).
R Information ontirepr essur ein thetir epr es‐
sur eta ble (/ page360).
Fu rther relat ed subje cts:
R Determ inin gth emaximum permissible load
(/ page366)
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page358). Ste
psforDe term ining Correct Load Limit The
follo wing steps have been developed as
re qu ired ofall manuf acturersunder Title 49, Co
de ofU.S. Feder alRe gulations, Part57 5, pur‐
sua nttothe"N ational Traf fic and MotorVe hicle
Saf etyAc tof 1966". #
(1):Locat eth est at emen t"The combined
we ight ofocc upant sand cargoshould never
exc eed XXX kgorXXX lbs." onyour vehicle's
placar d. #
(2): Determ ine thecombin edweight ofthe
dr iver and passeng ersth at will beriding in
yo ur vehicle. #
(3): Subtr actthecombin edweight ofthe
dr iver and passeng ersfrom XXX kgor
XXX lbs. #
(4): The resulting figur eeq uals theav ailable
amoun tof car goand luggageload capac ity.
Fo rex am ple, ifth e"XXX" amount equals
14 00 lbs. and ther ewill befive occupant s
15 0lb pas seng ersin your vehicle, the
amoun tof available cargoand luggageload
capac ityis65 0lbs. (140 0-75 0(5 x15 0) =
650 lbs.) #
(5):De term ine thecombin edweight oflug‐
ga ge and cargobein gloaded ontheve hicle.
That weight mayno tsaf elyexc eed theav aila‐ ble
cargoand luggageload capac itycalc ula‐
te din step 4. #
(6): Ifyo ur vehicle willbetowing atrailer ,
load from your trailer willbetrans ferred to
yo ur vehicle. Consult this manual todeter‐
mine howthis reduces theav ailable cargo
and luggageload capac ityofyour vehicle.
% Notall vehicles areper mitt edtotow a
trailer .To wing atrailer isonl yper mittedifa
tra iler -hit chisins talled. Please consult an
aut hor ized Mercedes -Benz dealer ifyo uha ve
an yqu estion sabout towing atrailer with
yo ur vehicle.
Ev en ifyo uha ve cal cul ated thetot alload care‐
full y,yo usho uld still mak esur eth at themaxi‐
mum permissible gross weight andthemaxi‐
mum gross axle weight rating ofyour vehicle are
no texc eeded. Details can befound ontheve hi‐
cle identif ication plate. 366
Wheels andtires

Fo
lding in/out.. .....................................1 20
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion.............. 99
Pa rking posit ion............................... ...... 122
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 120 F
Fa tig ue detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fa vo rite s
Ad ding. .... ........................................ ...... 230
Calling up.......................................... .... 230
Dele ting.... ........................................ .....2 30
Mo ving........... ................................... .... 230
Ov ervie w.... ....... ....... ............................ .229
Re nam ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>230
Fi rs t-aid kit(sof tsi ded) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> ......336
Fl aco n
Inse rting/ remo ving .............................. .1 26
Flat tire
Cha nging awhe el....... ........................... 381
MOExt ended tires ....... ........................... 337
No tes... .................................................3 36
TIREFIT kit............. ................................ 338 Flat
towing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats.................................................. 110
Fo ilco vering
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors................ 155
Fr ag rance
see Perfume atomiz er
Fr ee sof tware.. ............................................ 34
Fr eq uencies
Tw o-w ayradio .................................. .....3 89
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er).......4 2
Fr ont passeng erseat
see Seat
Fu el
Ad ditiv es.......................................... .....3 94
E1 0.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 393
Fu elreser ve<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 394
Ga sol <004C005100480011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 393
Qua lity (gas oline ).<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 393
Re fuel ing.... ...........................................1 45
Sulfu rcont ent............ ........................... 393
Ta nk cont ent<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...............394 Fu
nction seat
see Door controlpanel
Fu ses
Bef orere placing afuse .......................... 353
Dashboar dfuse box.............................. 355
Fu se assignment diagram..................... 353
Fu se boxin theengine compartmen t.... 354
Fu se boxin thefront -passen gerfo ot ‐
we ll....................................................... 355
Fu se boxin thetrunk... .........................3 56
No tes... .................................................3 53
Fu ses
see Fuses G
Gar agedoor opener
Clea ring thememor y.... .........................1 51
Opening orclosing thedoor.. ................. 151
Pr ogr amming buttons. ........................... 149
Re sol ving problems ...............................1 50
Sync hronizing thero lling code.. .............1 50
Gas station search
St artin gaut omat icsear ch<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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stem limit ations. ................................ 194
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.. .............. 153
Pa rking light s.............................................1 12
Pa rking posit ion
Ex terior mir rors<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 122
St or ing theposition ofthefront -
passeng eroutside mirrorusi ng
re ve rsege ar...................................... .... 122
PA SSEN GERAIRBAGstatus displa y
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
Pa yload
Calculat ionexam ple.............................. 367
De term inin gth emaximum... ................. 366
Pe rfume
see Perfume atomiz er
Pe rfume atomizer
Inser ting/r emoving theflacon.. .............1 26
Se <00570057004C0051004A00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> ......................................126 Pe
rfume vial
see Perfume atomiz er
Pe riod out ofuse
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating standb y
mode ................................................ .....1 54
St andb ymode function.. .................. .....1 54
Pe rm itted towing methods.. .................... 348
Pe rsonaliz ation
see User profile
Pe ts inthe vehicl e...... .................................62
Phone book
see Cont acts
Pic turefo rm ats
see Video mode
Pictur ese ttings
see Video mode
PIN protection
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating........... ..............241
Plas tictrim (Car e).... ................................. 333
Pla ybac kop tions
Selectin g.......................................... ..... 303 POI
Selectin g................................................ 251
POI symbols
Selectin g............................................... 268
Po we rsupp ly
Swi tching on(Start/S topbutt on).......... 128
Po we rwa sher (care)................................. 329
Po we rwi ndo ws
see Side windo ws
PRE-S AFE®
(anticipat oryoccupant
pr otection)
Fu nctio n.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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0011> 49
PR E-S AFE ®
Sou <0051004700110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 49
Re versing measur es................................ 50
PRE- SAFE®
PL US (ant icipa tory occu‐
pa nt protection plus)
Fu nctio n.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 50
Re versing measur es................................ 50
Pr ev entat ive occupa ntprotection sys‐
te m
see PRE-S AFE®
(anticipat oryoccu‐
pant protect ion) Inde
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