2021 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS ESTATE Owners Manual

Adjusting the outside mirrorsUse button 2 or 4 to select the desired mir-
ror.Use button 1 to adjust the position of the
selected mirror.
Folding the outside mirrors in/out (vehicles with electrically folding outside mirrors)
BrieOy press button 3.%If the battery has been disconnected or has
discharged, the outside mirrors must be
moved brieOy using button 3. Only then will
the automatic mirror folding function work
properly.
Engaging the outside mirrors
If an outside mirror has been forcibly disengaged,
proceed as follows.
Vehicles without electrically folding outside
mirrors: manually move the outside mirror into
the correct position.Vehicles with electrically folding outside mir-
rors: press and hold button 3.
You will hear a click and the mirror will audibly engage. The outside mirror will now be set to
the correct position.Automatic anti-dazzle mirrors function&WARNING Risk of acid burns and poison-
ing due to the anti-dazzle mirror electro-
lyte
Electrolyte may escape if the glass in an auto-
matic anti-dazzle mirror breaks.
The electrolyte is hazardous to health and cau-
ses irritation. It must not come into contact
with your skin, eyes, respiratory organs or
clothing or be swallowed.
If you come into contact with electrolyte, observe the following:
= Immediately rinse the electrolyte
from your skin with water and seek
medical attention.
= If electrolyte comes into contact with
your eyes, immediately rinse them
thoroughly with clean water and seek
medical attention.
= If the electrolyte is swallowed, imme-
diately rinse your mouth out thor-
oughly. Do not induce vomiting. Seek
medical attention immediately.Light and sight143

=Immediately change out of clothing
which has been contaminated with
electrolyte.
= If an allergic reaction occurs, seek
medical attention immediately.
The inside rear-view mirror and the outside mirror on the driver's side will automatically go into anti-
dazzle mode if light from a headlamp hits the sen-
sor on the inside rear-view mirror.
System limits
The system will not go into anti-dazzle mode if: = The engine is switched oM.
= Reverse gear is engaged.
= The interior lighting is switched on.
Front-passenger outside mirror parking position
function
The parking position makes parking easier.
The front-passenger outside mirror will swivel
downwards in the direction of the rear wheel on
the front passenger's side when:
= the parking position is stored (  page 144).
= the front-passenger mirror is selected.
= reverse gear is engaged.
The front-passenger outside mirror will move back
to its original position when:
= you shis the transmission to another transmis-
sion position.
= you are travelling at a speed greater than
15 km/h.
= you press the button for the outside mirror on
the driver's side.Storing the parking position of the front-
passenger outside mirror using reverse gear
Storing
Select the front-passenger outside mirror using button 2.Engage reverse gear.Move the front-passenger outside mirror into
the desired parking position using button 1.144Light and sight

Calling upSelect the front-passenger outside mirrorusing button 2.Engage reverse gear.
The front-passenger outside mirror will move into the stored parking position.
Activating/deactivating the automatic mirror fold-
ing function
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle
5 Opening/closing
Activate or deactivate Automatic mirror fold-
in .Area permeable to radio waves on the wind-
screen
Radio-controlled equipment, such as toll systems,
can be mounted only on areas 1 of the wind-
screen that are permeable to radio waves.
Areas permeable to radio waves 1 are best visi-
ble from outside the vehicle when the windscreen
is illuminated with an external light source.
Note this position for vehicles with: = Windscreen heating
Light and sight145

Overview of climate control systems
Notes on climate control
An interior air Nlter in combination with the preNl-
ter in the engine compartment must always be
used so that the air conditioning system, pollution level monitoring and the air Nltration work cor-
rectly. Use Nlters recommended and approved by
Mercedes-Benz. Always have maintenance work
carried out at a qualiNed specialist workshop.
Please note that your vehicle may not be equip-
ped with all functions described here.
Overview of the THERMATIC climate bar (two
zones)
The indicator lamps on the buttons indicate that the corresponding function is activated.
1007E Increases the temperature2 Switches the synchronisation function
on/oM3
Switches climate control on/oM
40064 Demists the windscreen50072 Switches air-recirculation mode on/oM
(  page 151)6006C Switches the rear window heater on/oM7007D Reduces the temperature8005A Switches the A/C function on/oM9

Front climate bar on the central display
(example)1007E Increases the temperature2Upper display area of the climate bar with the
examples of
switching oM the climate
control (  page 148), 005A switching the
A/C function on/oM ( page 149) and 
synchronisation function (  page 150)
30064 Demists the windscreen40072 Switches air-recirculation mode on/oM
(  page 151) orG Calls up the particulate status display
(  page 149)5006C Switches the rear window heater on/oM6Depending on vehicle equipment and set-
tings: temperature display, defrost function
display, airOow, pre-entry climate control or
auxiliary heating70096 Increases the airOow or switches on cli-
mate control (  page 148)8007D Reduces the temperature90058 Sets climate control to automatic mode,
right (  page 149)A

Overview of the rear operating unit1Sets air distribution to the centre and side air
vents in the rear passenger compartment, les2Sets the temperature in the rear passenger
compartment, les3Sets the airOow in the rear passenger com-
partment, les, or switches climate control
on/oM ( page 149)4Switches climate control on/oM
(  page 149)5Sets the airOow in the rear passenger com-
partment, right, or switches climate control on/oM ( page 149)6Sets the temperature in the rear passenger
compartment, right7Sets air distribution to the centre and side air
vents in the rear passenger compartment, right8Sets rear climate control to automatic mode,
right9Sets the air distribution to the right rear foot-
well ventsASynchronisation is activated (  page 150)BSets the air distribution to the rear les foot-
well ventsCSets rear climate control to automatic mode,
les
The settings for the second row of seats can be
conNgured via the rear operating unit or the multi-
media system (  page 150) depending on the
vehicle's equipment.
Operating the climate control system
Switching climate control on/oM
Switching on climate control
Set the airOow to level 1 or higher via 0096 on
the climate bar on the central display
or
Press 0058, 007E , 007D or

Switching climate control on/oM via the rear oper-
ating unit
Switching on
Press button 4.
or
Set the airOow to level 1 or higher using but-
tons 3 and 5.
or
Press button 2, 6 , 8 or C.
Switching oM
Press button 4.
or
Set the airOow to level 0 using buttons 3 and
5 .%If rear climate control is switched oM via but-
ton 4, OFF will be shown on the rear display.
Calling up the air conditioning menu
The air conditioning menu can be called up via the
air conditioning line. The air conditioning line is
always shown on the lower edge of the central
display.Select the Climate menu entry in the air con-
ditioning line.
The First row of seats menu is opened.
Demisting the windscreen
To activate: press 0064 on the climate bar on
the central display.To deactivate: press 0064, 0058 or O on
the climate bar of the central display
or
set the airOow to 0.%When the defrost function is activated, some
functions, such as the temperature setting,
are automatically deactivated.Activating/deactivating the A/C function via the multimedia system
Multimedia system:
4 Climate menu 5
First row of seats
Depending on the external conditions, improved
cooling and dehumidiNcation of the interior air are
supported when the A/C function is activated.
Select A/C (A/C).
Setting climate control to automatic mode
In automatic mode, the set vehicle interior tem-
perature is controlled automatically and main-
tained at a constant level by the air supply.
Press AUTO on the climate bar on the central
display.%You can increase or reduce the airOow by
pressing 0097 on the climate bar on the mul-
timedia system.To switch to manual operation: switch oM
automatic mode or adjust an aspect of air dis-
tribution, e.g. 009C.Climate control149

Setting the air distribution
Multimedia system:4 Climate menu
Select First row of seats or Second row of
seats .To set the air distribution: select 0061, 009C
or 009B .Set the airOow.%Several air distribution options can be selec-
ted at the same time, for example to set theclimate control for the windscreen and thefootwells simultaneously. However, at least
one zone is always active. When the air condi-
tioning system is switched oM, the buttons
remain operable and the last setting is auto- matically saved.
The 0061 climate control for the windscreen
can only be selected for the Nrst seat row.%When the automatic mode is activated, the
buttons for adjusting the air distribution are
automatically disabled.Setting the rear climate control
Multimedia system:
4 Climate menu
Setting the temperature
Select Second row of seats .Set the temperature.
Sets the airOow
Select Second row of seats .Set the air Oow with 007E or 007D .
Controlling the rear climate control automatically
Select AUTO.%When the defrost function is activated, some
functions, such as the temperature setting,
are automatically deactivated. To deactivate the defrost function, either press 0064, 0058
or O or set the air volume to level 0
(  page 149).
Deactivating rear climate control
Select REAR OFF .Activating/deactivating the climate control syn-
chronisation function via the air conditioning con-
trol panel
Climate control can be set centrally using the syn-
chronisation function. The temperature and air
distribution settings for the driver's side will be
adopted automatically for the front passenger side.
Press the  button.
The synchronisation function will be deactivated if
the settings for one of the other climate controlzones are changed.
Activating/deactivating the climate control syn-chronisation function via the multimedia system
Multimedia system:
4 Climate menu
Climate control can be set centrally using the syn-
chronisation function. The driver's settings for
temperature, airOow and air distribution will be
adopted automatically for all climate zones.
Select First row of seats .150Climate control