2021 MERCEDES-BENZ C CLASS towing

To
wing eyesto rage location The
towing eyeis locat edinthestor ag espace
under thetrunk floor . Ins
talling theto wing eye #
Press themar kon cover1 inwa rdsand
re mo ve. #
Screw intheto wing eyecloc kwiseasfaras it
wil lgo and tight en. #
Mak esur eth at cover1 eng ages inthe
bum perwhen youre mo vetheto wing eye.
* NO
TEDama getotheve hicle dueto
inc orrect useof theto wing eye When
ato wing eyeis used toreco vera ve hi‐
cle, theve hicle maybe damag edinthepr oc‐
ess. #
Onlyuse theto wing eyeto tow aw ay or
to w star tth eve hicle. To
w star ting theve hicl e(eme rgency engine
st ar t) Ve
hicl eswith automatic transmiss ion
* NO
TEDama getotheaut omatic trans‐
mission duetotow star tin g The
automat ictransm issionma ybe damag ed
in thepr ocess oftow star tin gve hicles with
aut omatic transmission. #
Vehicles withaut omatic transmission
mus tno tbe tow star ted. #
Vehicles withaut omatic transmission must
no tbe tow- star ted. Electr
icalfuses No
teson electr icalfuses &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tooverloaded lines
If yo uman ipulat eor bridg eafa ulty fuse orif
yo ure place itwit hafuse withahigher
am per age, theelectr icline could beove rloa‐
ded.
This could result inafire . #
Alw aysre place faulty fuseswit hspec i‐
fi ed newfuses containin gth ecor rect
am per age. Br
ea kdo wnassista nce 33
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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
(/ page368).
R Information ontirepr essur ein thetir epr es‐
sur eta ble (/ page338).
Fu rther relat ed subje cts:
R Determ inin gth emaximum permissible load
(/ page34 4)
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page336). St
eps forDe 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. 34
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Wheels andtires

Ext
erior mir rors
Anti-g lare mode (automatic).... .......... .... 123
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function. .........1 25
Fo lding in/out.. .....................................1 22
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion.............1 01
Pa rking posit ion..................................... 124
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 122 F
Fa tig ue detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fa vo rite s
Ad ding. .... ........................................ ...... 217
Callin gup ...............................................2 17
Del eting.. ...............................................2 17
Mo ving.. ............................................. ....2 17
Ov ervie w.. ..............................................2 16
Re nam ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>217
Fi rs t-aid kit(sof tsi ded) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> .......315
Flat tire
Chan gingawheel .................................. 359
MOE xtend edtires.. ................................ 316
No tes... ............................................. ..... 315
TIREFIT kit..............................................3 17 Flat
towing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats.................................................. 113
Fo ilco vering
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors................ 158
Fr ee sof tware.. ............................................ 34
Fr eq uencies
Tw o-w ayradio .................................. ...... 367
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er).......4 1
Fr ont passeng erseat
see Seat
Fu el
Ad ditiv es.......................................... ...... 372
E1 0.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 371
Fu elreser ve<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 372
Gasolin e............................................. ....3 71
Qua lity(gaso line ).<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 371
Re fuel ing.... ...........................................1 48
Sulfu rcont ent............ ............................ 371
Ta nk cont ent<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ................372
Fu nction seat
see Door controlpanel Fu
ses
Bef orere placing afuse .......................... 331
Dashboar dfuse box.............................. 333
Fu se assignment diagram...................... 331
Fu se boxin theengine compartmen t.... 332
Fu se boxin thefront -passen gerfo ot ‐
we ll....................................................... 334
Fu se boxin thetrunk... .........................3 34
No tes... .................................................. 331
Fu ses
see Fuses G
Gar agedoor opener
Clea ring thememor y.... .........................1 54
Opening orclosing thedoor.. ................1 54
Pr ogr amming buttons. ........................... 152
Re sol ving problems ...............................1 54
Sync hronizi ngthero lling code.. .............1 53
Gas station search
St artin gaut omat icsear ch<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 236
Swi tching theaut omatic searchon/
of f.......................................................... 242
Gasoli ne...................................................... 371 45
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Oper
ating fluids
Ad ditiv es(fuel) .................................. .....3 72
Br ak efluid ........................................ .....3 73
Coolan t(en gine).................................... 374
Engi neoil.... ............ ...............................372
Fu el(gasoline) ....................................... 371
No tes... .................................................3 69
Re frig er ant (airconditio ningsystem) ..... 375
Wi ndsh ield wa sher fluid .................... .....3 75
Oper ating safety
Decl arati on ofconf ormity (wirel ess
ve hicle component s)... ............................2 5
Inf ormation .......................................... .... 24
Oper ating system
see On-bo ardcom puter
Oper ator' sMan ual
Ve hicle equipment ................................... 22
Oper ator's Manual (digital)........................ 20
Op timized acceleratio n
Ac tivati ng........... ................................. ..135
Ov erhead controlpanel
Ov ervie w................................................. 14 P
Pa int code.. ................................................ 368
Pa intw ork(cleaning instructions) ...........3 09
Pa nic alar m
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating........... ................65
Pa nor ama roof wit hpo we rtil t/s lidin g
pane l
see Sliding sunroo f
Pa rk pos ition
Inser ting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> ..............145
Sel ecting automatical ly<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 145
Pa rked Vehicl eLoc ator
Switc hingtransmis sionon/of f.............. 223
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
Ac tivati ng........... ................................. ..199
Ad jus ting warning tones <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 199
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011>196
Sid eim pa ct protect ion.... .................. ....1 97
Swi tching off.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 199 Sy
stem limit ations. ................................ 196
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.. .............. 157
Pa rking light s.............................................1 14
Pa rking posit ion
Ex terior mir rors<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 124
St or ing theposition ofthefront -
passeng eroutside mirrorusi ng
re ve rsege ar.......................................... 125
PA SSEN GERAIRBAGstatus displa y
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
Pa yload
Calculat ionexam ple.............................. 345
De term inin gth emaximum... ................. 344
Pe riod out ofuse
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating standb y
mode .....................................................1 57
St andb ymode function.. ........................ 157
Pe rm itted towing methods.. .....................3 27 Inde
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