2021 MERCEDES-BENZ C CLASS trunk

1
Oper ates thememor yfunc tion →
101
2 Adjus tstheseats electrically →
93
3 Switc hestheseat heating on/off →
96
4 Switc hestheseat ventil ation on/o ff →
97
5 Oper ates theoutside mirrors →
122
6 Opens/closes thetrunk lid →
71
7 Opens/closes theright side windo w →
76
8 Opens/closes thelef tside windo w →
76
9 Opens/closes there ar right side windo w →
76
A Opens/closes there ar leftside window →
76 B
Child safetyloc kfo rth ere ar side windows →
63
C Opens thedoor →
68
D Locks/unl ocks theve hicle →
68
E Adjus tsthe4-w aylumbar support →
93
F Setstheseat fore -and -aftpos ition →
90
G Seatad jus tment using themultimedia system →
95
H Adjus tsthehead restra int s →
93
I Adjus tstheseat height →
90
J Adjus tstheseat backres tinclin ation →
90 At
aglanc e– Do orcon trol pane land seat adjus tment 17

The
seat belts onthefo llo wing seats areeq uip‐
ped withaspec ialseat beltretract or:
R Front passeng erseat
R Rear seat s
Ins tallin gach ild restra int system: #
When installing ach ild restra int system,
alw aysobser vethemanuf acturer'sinstalla‐
tion andopera tingins truct ions aswellas the
inf ormatio nin this Opera tor's Manua l. #
Pullth eseat beltsmoo thly from theseat belt
outle t. #
Engage theseat belttongu ein theseat belt
buc kle.
Ac tiv atin gthe special seat beltre tract or: #
Pullth eseat beltoutfully andletth einer tia
re el retract itag ain.
Wh enthespecial seatbeltretract orisacti va‐
te d, youwill hear ara tche ting sound. #
Push thech ild restra int system down until
th eseat beltsitstight ly. Deactiv
atingthespecial seatbeltretract or: #
Press there lease buttonoftheseat belt
buc kle. #
Hold theseat belttongu eand guide ba ck to
th eseat beltoutle t. Ins
talling aLA TC H-type (ISOFI X)child
re stra int system onthere ar seat Ins
tallingaLA TC H-type (ISOFI X)child
re stra int system onthere ar seat &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifth ere ar
ben chseat, rear seat andseat backres t
ar eno teng aged
The rear ben chseat, rear seat andseat back‐
re st ma yfo ld forw ards, evenwh en youar e
dr ivin g.
R Asare sult, theve hicle occupant willbe
pushed intoth eseat beltwithincr eased
fo rc e. The seat beltwillnotbe able to
pr otect asintended andcould cause
additional injury. R
Objects orloads inthetrunk orcar go
com partmen twill notbe restra ined by
th eseat backres t. #
Mak esur eth at there ar ben chseat, the
re ar seat andtheseat backres tar e
eng aged bef oreeve rytrip . If
th elef tand right seat backres ts areno t
eng aged and lockedin place, this will besho wn
on themultifunc tiondispla yon theins trument
clus ter.
If th ecent erseat backres tis no teng aged and
loc kedin place, there dloc kve rificati onindi ca‐
to rwil lbe visib le. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hif th e
per missible gross mass ofthech ild and
ch ild restra int system toget her isexc ee‐
ded.
To omuc hload maybe placed ontheLA TC H-
type (ISOFIX )ch ild restra int system and the
ch ild ma yno tbe restra ined correctly inthe
ev ent ofan acciden t,forex am ple. Oc
cupan tsaf ety 55

#
Ifnecessar y,slide head restra int 1 upw ards
(/ page95). #
Foldup cover2 ofTopTe ther anc horage
3. #
Installth eLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild restra int
sy stem withTo pTe ther.In doing so,com ply
wit hth ech ild restra int system manuf actur‐
er's installation instruct ions . #
Guide TopTe ther belt 4under head
re stra int 1 between thetw ohead restra int
bar s. #
Hook TopTe ther hook 5ofTopTe ther belt
4 intoTo pTe ther anc horage3 without
twis ting. #
Tensi on TopTe ther belt 4.Indoing so,com‐
pl ywit hth ech ild restra int system manuf ac‐
tur er's installation instruct ions . #
Folddo wn cover2 ofTopTe ther anc horage
3. #
Ifneces sary,slide head restra int 1 down‐
wa rds(/ page95). Makesur eth at youdo no
tint erfere wit hth ecor rect routin gof Top
Te ther belt 4. Secur
ingthech ild restra int system withth e
seat belt Secur
ingthech ild restra int system withth e
seat beltonthere ar seat &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifth ere ar
ben chseat, rear seat andseat backres t
ar eno teng aged
The rear ben chseat, rear seat andseat back‐
re st ma yfo ld forw ards, evenwh en youar e
dr ivin g.
R Asare sult, theve hicle occupant willbe
pushed intoth eseat beltwithincr eased
fo rc e. The seat beltwillnotbe able to
pr otect asintended andcould cause
additional injury.
R Objects orloads inthetrunk orcar go
com partmen twill notbe restra ined by
th eseat backres t. 58
Occupant safety

Smar
tKey Ov
ervie wof Smar tKey functio ns &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarelef tunsuper visedintheve hi‐
cle, they cou ld,in pa rticular :
R open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R getou tand bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c.
R ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion, forex am ple by:
R releasing thepar king brak e.
R chang ingthetra nsmiss ionposition .
R star tin gth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle SmartKey out ofreac h
of childr en. *
NO
TEDama getotheSmar tKey cau sed
by magne ticfields #
Keep theSmar tKey away from stro ng
ma gne ticfields. Smar
tKey wit hpanic alarm
1 Locks 2
Indicat orlam p
3 Unloc ks
4 Opens/closes thetrunk lid
5 Panic alar m
% Ifind icatorlam p2 does notlig ht up afte r
pr essing theÜ orß button,thebat‐
te ry iswe ak orposs iblydisc harged. Re place
th ebatt eryas soon aspossible.
Re place theSmar tKey batt ery(/ page66).
The Smar tKey loc ksand unlocksth efo llo wing
com pone nts:
R Doo rs
R Fuelfiller flap
R Trunk lid
If th eve hicle isno topened within appr oximat ely
40 seco ndsafte runloc king,itloc ksagain. Anti-
th eftpr otect ion isarmed again.
Do notke ep theSmar tKey toget her withelec‐
tr onic devices orme talobje cts. This canaffect
th eSmar tKey 's functionality . 64
Opening andclosing

#
Tounlo cktheve hicl e:touc hth einner sur‐
fa ce ofthedoor handle. #
Toloc kth eve hicl e:touc hsen sor surface
1 or2. #
Convenience closing:touc hre cess edsen‐
sor surface 2untilth eclosing process has
been completed.
% Further information oncon venie nce closing
(/ page 79) . If
yo uopen thetrunk lidfrom outside, thetrunk
lid isaut omaticall yunloc ked. Pr
oblems withKEYLE SS-GO, troubleshoo ting Yo
ucan nolon gerlo ck orunloc kth eve hicl e
using KEYLESS-GO
Po ssible causes:
R The Smar tKey functions have been deactiv a‐
te d.
R The Smar tKey batt eryis we ak ordisc harged. #
Activateth eSmar tKey functions
(/ page65). #
Che ckthebatt eryusing theindicat orlam p
(/ page64 ). #
Replace theSmar tKey batt ery, ifnec essar y
(/ page66). #
Use there placemen tSmar tKey . #
Use theemer gency keyto loc kor unloc k
(/ page70). #
Have theve hicle andSmar tKey checkedat a
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Ther
eis int erfere nce from apo we rful radio
sig nal source .
The KEYLESS-G Ofuncti onisim pa ired by,fo r
ex am ple:
R Highvo ltag epo we rlines
R Mobi lephones
R Electr onicdevices (notebook s,table ts)
R Shielding duetome talobje ctsor induc tion
loops forelectr icalgate systems oraut o‐
matic barrier s #
Mak esur eth at ther eis suf ficie ntdist anc e
be tween theSmar tKey and thepo tentia l
sou rceof interfere nce. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe automati clo ck ‐
ing featur e The
vehicle isloc kedaut omatic allywhen the
ignit ionisswitc hedonand thewheels aretur n‐
ing faster than walkin gpace. Open
ingand closing 69

#
Tounlo ck:tur nth eemer gency keyco unt er-
clo ckwise toposition 0047. #
Toloc k:tur nth eemer gency keyclo ckwise to
position 0047. #
Carefully press theco veront oth eloc kcyli n‐
der until iteng ages and isseat edfirm ly. Tr
unk Openi
ngthetrunk lid &
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tga spoisoning
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can entertheve hicle interior ifth e
tr unk lid is op en when theengine isrunning ,
esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine before
opening thetrunk lid. #
Neverdr ive wit hth etrunk lidopen. *
NO
TEDama getothetrunk lidbyobs ta‐
cle sab ove theve hicle The
trunk lidswings upwards when itis
opened. #
Ther efor e, mak esur eth at ther eis suf fi‐
cie ntcle arance above thetrunk lid. #
Pull thetrunk lidhandle. #
Vehicl eswith HANDS -FREEACCESS: Make
a kic kin gmo vement withyo ur foot belo wthe
bum per(/ page74 ).
Ve hicl eswith trunk lidconve nience closing #
Pull trunk lidremo teoper ating switch1. #
Press and hold the008B buttononthe
Smar tKey . Opening
andclosing 71

#
Ifth etrunk lidisstopped inan intermediat e
position, pullitupw ards. Release itas soon
as itbegin sto open.
Wi th thetrunk lidopening heightrestriction
acti vated, manuall ypull thestopped trunk lid
upw ards.
If an obs tacle obs tructs thetrunk liddur ing the
aut omat icopen ingproce ss,bloc kage detection
wi llst op thetrunk lid.The automatic blockage
de tection functi onisonly anaid and isno ta
su bs titu teforyo ur att entiven ess . Closing
thetrunk lid &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom unsecu red
it ems intheve hicle
If object s,lugg ageor loads areno tsecur ed
or notsecur edsuf ficie ntly,they cou ldslip,
tip ove ror be throw nar ou nd and ther eb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around . #
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle. #
Pull thetrunk liddown wardsusing thehan‐
dle recess andpush itclos ed.
Ve hicl eswith trunk lidconvenience closing &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring automatic closing ofthetrunk lid
Pa rts of thebody could become trapped.
Ther ema ybe people intheclosing area. #
Mak esur eth at nobody isin thevicinit y
of theclosing area dur ing theclosing
pr ocess. #
Use oneofthefo llo wing option sto stop
th eclosing process:
R Press the008B buttononthe
Smar tKey . R
Press orpull there mo teoper ating
switc hon thedr iver's door .
R Press theclosing orloc king button
on thetrunk lid.
R Pull thetrunk lidhandle. #
Vehicl eswith HANDS -FREEACCESS: itis
also possibletostop theclosing process by
making akic king movement belowthere ar
bum per. #
Pull thetrunk lidhandle. Release itas soon
as itbegin sto clos e. #
Ifth etrunk lidisstopped inan intermediat e
position, pushitdo wn wards.
The trunk lidwill cont inue toclos e. 72
Opening andclosing

#
Press trunk lidremo teoper ating switch1. #
Press closing button1 onthetrunk lid.
Ve hicl eswith KEYLESS-GO #
Press locking button2 onthetrunk lid.
If aSmar tKey isde tected outsid eth eve hicle,
th etrunk lidwill close andtheve hicle willbe
loc ked. #
With thetrunk lidcom pletely op en,pr es sand
hold the008B buttonontheSmar tKey .The Smar
tKey mus tbe inthevicin ityoftheve hi‐
cle.
Ve hicl eswith HANDS -FREEACCESS #
With thetrunk lidcom pletely op ened ,ma kea
kic king movement withyo ur foot belo wthe
bum per(/ page74 ).
Tr unk lidaut omatic reve rsing funct ion
The trunk lidiseq uipped withaut omat icbloc k‐
ag ede tection with are ve rsing func tion.If an
obs tacle stops thetrunk liddur ing theaut omatic
closing procedur e,itwill automaticall yopen
ag ain. Theautomatic reve rsing func tion isonl y
an aid and isno ta subs titutefo ryo ur att entive‐
ne ss. #
Dur ing theclosing process, makesur eth at
no body partsarein theclosing area. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
des pite reve rsing func tion
The reve rsing func tion willnotre act :
R Tosof t,light andthin obje cts, e.g. fing ers
R Towa rdsth eend oftheclosing procedur e Openin
gand closing 73