2021 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE tow bar

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Save these ttings withth ememor yfunc tion
(/ page99). Ad
jus tingthe 4-waylum bar support 1
Higher
2 Softer
3 Lowe r
4 Firmer #
Usingbuttons 1to4 ,adjus tth econ tour
of thebac kres tindividuall yto suit your bac k. Head
restra ints Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at head restra ints
mec hanica lly &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
adjus tingve hicle settin gswhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int s,thesteer ing wheel orthemir‐
ro rwhi letheve hicle isin mo tion.
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion. #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int s,the
st eer ing wheel andthemir rorand fas‐
te nyo ur seat belt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tohead
re stra int sno tbeing installed orbeing
adjus tedincor rectl y
If hea dre stra int sha ve notbe en installed or
ha ve notbe en adjus tedcor rectly ,th er eis an
incr eased risk ofinjur yin thehead andneck
ar ea, e.g. intheev ent ofan acciden tor when
br aking. #
Alw aysdr ive wit hth ehead restra int s
ins talled. #
Beforedr ivin gof f,mak esur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupant that thecent erofthe
head restra int suppor tsthebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. Do
notint erch ang eth ehead restra int sof the
fr ont and rear seat s.Ot her wise, youwill notbe
able toadjus tth eheight andangleof thehead
re stra int scor rectl y.
Ad jus tth ehead restra int fore -and -aftpo sitio nso
th at itis as clo seasposs ibletothebac kof your
head. 90
Seatsand stow ing

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Push release knob 1 inthedir ect ion ofthe
ar row and pulloutthehead restra int .
Ins talling #
Insertth ehead restra int suc hth at the
no tches onthebar areon thelef twhen
vie we din thedir ect ion oftra vel. #
Push thehead restra int down untilit
eng ages. #
Foldthere ar seat backres tbac kunt ilit
eng ages. Conf
iguringtheseat settings Multi
media system:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Seat Comfort #
Select aseat.
Ad jus tingthe backres tsi de bolste rs #
Select SideBol sters . #
Adjus tth eair cushions . Ad
jus tingthe backres tco ntou rin the lumb ar
re gion oftheseat backres t(lum bar) #
Sele ctLumbar . #
Adjus tth eair cushions . Selecting
thema ssag epr og ram forthe fron t
se ats Mu
ltimed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
a Seats #
Select Driver'sSeat orPassenger. #
Select Massage. #
Select amassag epr ogr am.
The massag epr ogr am runs forapp roxima tely
9 to 15 minut es,depe nding onthese tting. #
Tosetth ema ssag eint ensit y:switc hHigh
Inten sityon0073 oroff0053. Re
setting seat settings Multimedia
system:
4 Vehicle 5
a Seats 5
Reset #
Select YesorNo. Depen
dingonwhe ther these ttings forth edr iv‐
er ’s or front passeng erseat areselect ed,only
th eselect edseat canberese t. Fo
lding thefront seat backres tfo rw ards/
bac k(v ehic leswith me mo ryfunctio n) If
yo ufo ld theseat backres tfo rw ards, theseat
will moveforw ards withth eEA SY-ENTR Yfunc ‐
tio n.Thi sal lo ws passeng ersto getint oand out
of there ar passe nger com partment com fortabl y. 92
Seats andstow ing

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hicl eto wing instruct ions
The vehicle isno tsuit able forth euse oftow bar
sy stems that areused forflat towing ording hy
to wing, forex am ple. Attach ing and using tow bar
sy stems canlead todamag eon theve hicle.
When youar eto wing ave hicle withto w bar sys‐
te ms, safedr iving charact eristic scan notbe
guar anteed forth eto wing vehicle ortheto we d
ve hicle. Thevehicle-tr ailercombination may
sw erve from side toside. Complywithth eper‐
mitt edtowing methods (/page348) andthe
ins truct ions forto wing withbo th axle son the
gr ou nd (/ page 349). 20
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Driving andparking

To
avo iddamag eto theve hicle, deactiv ate
th ese systems inthefo llo wing orsimilar sit‐
uation s: #
Dur ing towing #
Inacar wash Mer
cedes-Benz recomme ndstransp orting your
ve hicle inthecase ofabr eakdo wn,rath er than
to wing itaw ay.
Fo rto wing, useato w rope ortow bar withbo th
axle son thegr ound. Donotuse tow bar sys‐
te ms.
* NO
TEDama getotheve hicle duetotow‐
ing away inc orrectl y #
Obs erve theins truction sand noteson
to wing away. Ve
hicl eswith automatic transmiss ion Pe
rm itted towing methods
Bo th axle son
th egr ound Ye
s,maximum 31mile s
(50 km) at31 mp h(5 0km/h)
Fr ont axle
ra ised No
Re ar axle
ra ised Ye
s,ifth esteer ing wheel is
fi xe din thecent erposition
wit hast eer ing wheel lock 4MA
TICvehicl es Pe
rm itted towing methods
Bo th axle son
th egr ound Ye
s,maximum 31mile s
(50 km) at31 mp h(5 0km/h)
Fr ont axle
ra ised No
Re ar axle
ra ised No To
tow wit hara ised axle: towing should be
per form ed byato wing company. To
wing theve hicl ewith both axle son the
gr ound #
Obser vetheno teson theper mitt edtowing
me thods (/page348). #
Mak esur eth at thebatt eryis con nect edand
ch arge d.
Obser vethefo llo wing pointswhen thebatt eryis
disc harged:
R The engin ecann otbe star ted
R The electr icpar king brak ecann otbe
re leased orapplied
R Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
The automatic transmiss ioncanno tbe shif‐
te dto position 005Cor005D
% Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:If
th eaut omatic transmiss ioncann otbe shif‐
te dto position 005C,orthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla yin theins trument clusterdoes notsho w
an ything, have theve hicle transpor tedaw ay
( / pag e35 1). Atowing vehicle withlifting
eq uipment isrequ ired forve hicle transpor ta‐
tio n. Br
ea kdo wnassist anc e34
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NO
TEDama gedue totowing away at
exc essiv elyhigh speeds orove rlong dis‐
ta nces The
drivet ra in could bedamag edwhen tow‐
ing atexc essiv elyhigh speeds orover long
dis tances. #
Atowing speed of30 mph(50 km/h)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. #
Atowing distan ceof30 miles(50 km)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whento wing
a ve hicle whichis toohea vy
If ano ther vehicle istow- star tedor towe d
aw ay,its weight mustno texc eed theper mis‐
sible gross mass ofyour ow nve hicle, other‐
wise thefo llo wing could occur:
R The towing eyema ybecome detach ed.
R The vehicle/tr ailercombination may
sw erve oreve nro llo ver. #
Ifano ther vehicle istow- star tedor
to we daw ay,its weight mustno texc eed th
eper missible gross mass ofyour ow n
ve hicle. If
ave hicle mustbe tow- star tedor towe daw ay,
its per missib legross weight mustno texc eed the
per missible gross weight oftheto wing vehicle. #
Information ontheper missible gross mass of
th eve hicle canbefound ontheve hicle iden‐
tif ication plate(/ page390). #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:Do
no topen thedr iver's door orfront passeng er
door ,ot her wise theaut omatic transmiss ion
aut omaticall yshif tsto position 005D. #
Installth eto wing eye(/ page352). #
Fasten theto w bar .
* NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect connec‐
tion oftheto w bar #
Onlyconnect theto w rope ortow bar to
th eto wing eyes. #
Deact ivat eth eaut omatic locking mechanism
(/ page68). #
Donotactiv ateth eHOLD function. #
Deact ivat eth eto w- aw ay alar m(/ page84 ). #
Deact ivat eAc tiveBr ak eAssi st
( / pag e17 9). #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto limi‐
te dsaf ety-re lat ed func tionsdur ing the
to wing proce ss
Saf ety-re lat ed func tionsar elimit edorno lon‐
ge rav ailable inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedoff.
R The brak esy stem orpowe rst eer ing sys‐
te m ismalfu nctioning.
R The ener gysupp lyor theon- boar delectr i‐
cal system ismalfunct ioning.
When your vehicle isthen towe daw ay,signif ‐
icant lymor eef fort ma ybe requ ired tosteer
and brak eth an isno rm allyre qu ired. 350
Breakdo wnassis tance

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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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Sel ecting from themap.... ..................... 254
Select ingprev ious destination s.............2 50
De tectin ginat tentiv eness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnos ticsconnec tion.............................. 26
Digit alOper ator's Manua l... ....................... 20
Dingh yto wing
see Tow- bar system
DIRECT SELECT leve r
Eng aging drive po sitio n............ .............142
Eng aging neutr al....... .............................141
Eng aging park position .......................... 142
Eng aging park position automatic ally....1 42
Eng aging reve rsege ar. ...........................1 41
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Disp lay(car e).............................................3 33
Di spla y(multime diasystem)
Se ttings. .......................................... ...... 234
Displa y(on-boa rdcom puter)
Dis play son themultifunc tiondispla y.... 208 Di
spl aymes sage
Ca lling up(on-bo ardcom puter)..... ........ 401
No tes... ............................................. ..... 401
Displa ymessag es
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003D 12VBatt erySee Oper ator's
Manual..... .............................................4 38
: ActiveHea dlamps Inoperati ve...... 408
é ATTENTION ASSISTInoper ative... .4 23
é ATTENTION ASSIST: Take a
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: Automatic HeadlampMode
Inoper ative....... ..................................... 407
0027 CheckBr ak eFlui dLe vel............... 422
0026 CheckBr ak ePa ds See Oper a‐
to r's Manua l......... ................................. 423
00BD CheckCool antLevelSee Oper‐
at or's Manual .........................................4 13
00B3 CheckEn gin eOil AtNe xtRe fu‐
eli ng. ...... ............................................... 445 00B3
CheckEn gin eOil Level(A dd 1
qu art).................................................... 446
: CheckLef tLo wBeam (exa mp le).. 407
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00B2 CheckWa sher Fluid... ...................4 13
ÿ Coolan tTo oHo tSt op Vehicle
Tu rn Engi neOff............ ..........................414
0025 Currentl yUna vailable See
Opera tor's Manua l........ ........................ 433
00E5 Current lyUn available See
Operat or'sMan ual................................4 34
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00CC Drive More Slowly<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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00B3 Engine OilLevelCann otBe
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00B3 EngineOilLe velLo wStop Vehi‐
cle Turn Engi neOff............ ....................446
00B3 EngineOilPr es su re Stop
Switc hOf fEngin e... ...............................4 47
00B3 EngineOilRe duce OilLevel.......... 446 Inde
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Onl yShif tto 'P' when Vehicle isSta‐
tio nar y...................................................4 15
Place theKe yin theMar kedSpace
See Oper ator's Manual. .........................4 06
PRE-S AFEInoper ativeSee Oper a‐
to r's Manua l........ ...... ............................ 404
Ra dar SensorsDir tySee Oper ator's
Manual. .................................................4 37
Re versing NotPo ssible Service
Re quired ................................................ 417
Ru nFla tIndi catorInop erati ve............... 445
Ser vice Required Do NotShif tGear s
Vi sit Dealer.... ........................................4 16
St op Vehicle LeaveEngi neRunning
Wa itTrans miss ionCoolin g.. ...................4 17
Ti re Press. Monit orCur rently
Un available ............................................ 440
Ti re Press. Monit orInopera tive... ..........4 40 Ti
re Pressur eMonit orInopera tiveNo
Wheel Sensors.. .....................................4 41
Ti re sOv erheat ed................................... 443
To Dese lect Por N, Dep ress Brak e
and StartEn gin e.. .................................. 416
To switc hengine off,pr ess and hold
St art/ Stop butt onforat lea st3
secs. orpress 3times...... ......................4 13
Tr af fic Sign AssistCamer aVi ew
Re strict ed See Operator's Manua l......... 427
Tr af fic Sign AssistCur rently Unavail‐
able SeeOperat or'sMan ual.................. 427
Tr af fic Sign AssistInoper ative..... .......... 427
Tr ans miss ionMalfun ction Stop..... ......... 417
Disp layon thewindsh ield
see Head- upDis play
Dis tance control
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
DI ST RO NIC
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C Do
or
Loc king (emerg ency key). ........................ 69
Ope ning (from inside ).............................. 67
Un loc kin g(emer gency key). .................... 69
Un loc kin g(fr om insid e)............................ 67
Door controlpan el....................................... 16
DO T,Tire Iden tificat ionNumbe r(TI N)..... 370
Dr aw bar
see Tow- bar system
Dr inking anddriving... ...............................1 33
Dr ive Awa yAssis t.... .................................. 202
Dr ive Awa yAssis t
see Protect ion agains tcollision
Dr ive position
Inser ting.. ..............................................1 42
Dr ive pr og ram dis pla y........... .................... 139
Dr ive pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT
Dr iver's seat
see Seat
Dr iving safetysy stem
AB S(An ti-loc kBr akin gSy stem) .............1 56 47
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