2021 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS SEDAN Owner's Manual

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WARNIN G‑Ri sk ofacci dent orinju ry
when usingthecup holder whilethe
ve hicle ismo ving
The cup holder cannotsecur econt ainer s
while theve hicle ismo ving.
If yo uuse acup hold erwhile theve hicle is
mo ving, thecon tainer maybe flung aroun d
and liquids maybe spill ed.The vehicle occu‐
pants maycome intocont actwithth eliq uid
and ifit is ho t,th ey cou ldbe scal ded.Yo u
cou ldbe dist ra cted from traf fic condi tions
and youma ylose contro lof theve hicle. #
Onlyuse thecup holder whentheve hi‐
cle isstatio nary. #
Onlyuse thecup holder forcont ainer s
of theright size. #
Close thecon tainer ,par ticular lyifth e
liq uid isho t. *
NO
TEDama getothecup holder When
there ar armr estis folded backth ecup
holder couldbecome damaged. #
Onlyfo ld there ar armr estbac kwhen
th ecup holder isclosed. *
NO
TEDama getothere ar armr estdue to
body weight When
folded out,there ar armr estcan be
damag edbybody weight . #
Donotsit orsuppor tyo urself onthe
re ar seat armr est. *
NO
TEDama getothehandle inthetrunk
fl oor If
th ehandle inthetrunk islef tpr otru ding,
th ehandle maybe damag ed. #
Beforeclosing thetrunk lid,detach the
handle andpress itdo wn closed again. *
NO
TEDama getothestow agecom part‐
men tunde rth eashtr aydue tointens e
heat The
stow agecom partment unde rth eashtra y
is no theat resis tant and couldbe dama gedif
yo ure st alit cig arette on it. #
Mak esur eth at theashtr ayisfull y
eng aged. &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
ho tcig arette light er
Yo ucan burnyo urself ifyo uto uc hth eho t
heating element orthesoc ketof thecig a‐
re tte light er.
In additio n,flammab lemat erials mayign ite
if:
R youdr op theho tcig arette light er
R ach ild holds theho tcig arette light erto
object s,forex am ple #
Alw ayshold thecig arette light erby the
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Alw aysmak esur eth at thecig arette
light erisout ofreac hof childr en. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom theta il‐
pipe andtailpipe trims
The exhaus tta ilpipe andtailpipe trims can
becom eve ry hot.Ifyo uco me intoco ntact
wit hth ese partsof theve hicle, youco uld
bur nyo urself . #
Alw aysbe par ticular lycareful arou nd
th eta ilpipe andtheta ilpipe trims and
super visechildr enespec iallycloselyin
th is area. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hin gth em. The
driving charact eristic sof your vehicle are
dependent onthedis tribution oftheload within
th eve hicle. Yousho uld bear thefo llo wing in
min dwhen loading theve hicle:
R Neverex ceed theper missible gross mass or
th egr oss axle weight rating forth eve hicle
(including occupants). Thevalues arespec i‐
fi ed on theve hicle identif ication plateon the
ve hicle's B-pillar.
R The load mustno tpr otru de abo vetheupper
edg eof theseat backres ts.
R Alw aysplace theload behind unoccupied
seats ifpossible.
R Secur eth eload using thetie-do wneyes and
dis tribut eth eload evenly. St
ow agespace sin theve hicl eint erior Ov
ervie wof thefront storage com partmen ts 1
Stor ag espaces inthedoor s
2 Stor ag ecom partmen tin thear mr estwit ha
multimedia andUSB connect ion
3 Stor ag ecom partmen tin thefront cent er
con sole withaUSB port
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Thr
oug h-loadin gfe atur ein there ar ben ch
seat (EASY-PA CK Quic kfold) Fo
lding there ar seat backres tfo rw ards &
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.A wa rning tone willal so sou nd.
If th ecent erseat backres tis no teng aged and
loc ked, there dloc kve rificati onindi catorwillbe
vis ible.
Re quirement s:
R Tofold thecent erseat backres tfo rw ards:
th ecent erseat backres thas been unlocked.
Yo ucan fold thecent erand outerseat backres ts
fo rw ards separat ely. Ve
hicl eswith amemor yfuncti on:Ifneces‐
sar y,when theseat backres tin there ar
passe nger com partment isfolded forw ard, the
fr ont seatwil lmo veforw ards sligh tly to avo ida
collis ion. #
Ifnec essar y,fully inser tth ehead restra int s
in there ar seat backres t. Seat
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Tofold thelef tand right seat backres ts
fo rw ard: pul lth eright orleftre lease handle
1. #
Tofold thecent erseat backres tfo r‐
wa rds: pull release catch3 ofseat back‐
re st 2 forw ards. #
Foldseat backres t2 forw ards. #
Ifnec essar y,rese tth edr iver's orfront
passeng erseat.
Fo lding backth ere ar seat backres t
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bytrap ping the
seat beltwhen folding backth eseat
bac kres t The
seat beltcould become trapped andthus
damag edwhen theseat backres tis folded
bac k. #
Mak esur eth at theseat beltisno ttra p‐
ped when folding backth eseat back‐
re st. #
Movethedr iver's orfront passeng erseat for‐
wa rds, ifnecessar y. #
Foldthecor responding seatbackres t1
bac kuntil iteng ages.
Lef tand right seat backres ts: ifth eseat
bac kres tis no teng aged and lockedin place,
th is will besho wnonthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla yon theins trument cluster.
A wa rning tone willal so sou nd. 10
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Cent
erseat backres t:ifth eseat backres tis
no teng aged and lockedin place, there dloc k
ve rificati onindi cator2 willbe visible.
Lo cking there lease catchof thecent errear
seat backres t
Re quirement s:
R The leftand centerseat backres ts are
eng aged and joined toge ther.
Yo ucan lockth ecent erseat backres tre lease
cat chifyo uwa nttosecur eth etrunk agains t
unaut horized access. Thecent erseat backres t
can then be folded forw ards onlytoge ther wit h
th elef tseat backres t. #
Foldthecent erand leftseat backres ts for‐
wa rds. #
Toloc kor unloc k:slide catch1 upor
do wn. Ov
ervie wof thetie- down eyes Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
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Tie-do wneyes (vehicles withth ro ugh- loadin g
fe atur ein there ar ben chseat) Seats
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Ov
ervie wof bag hook s &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rywhen usingbag
hook swit hhea vyobj ect s
The bag hook scan notre stra in hea vyobje cts
or items oflugg age.
Obj ectsor items oflugg agema ybe flung
ar oun dand hitvehicle occupants. #
Onlyhang lightobject son thebag
hook s. #
Neverhang hard,shar p-edg edorfragi le
objects onthebag hook s. Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
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Subject thebag hook sto amax imum loadof
6. 6lbs (3kg)and donotatt achan ygoods to
th em. 1
Bag hook At
tac hin gth epa rcel ne t &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectl y
If obje ctsintheve hicle interior arestowe d
inc orrectly ,th ey can slide orbe throw n ar
oun dand hitvehicle occupants. Inaddi‐
tion, cupholder s,open stor ag espaces and
mobile phonebrac kets cann otalw aysre tain
all obje ctsth ey cont ain.
The reisarisk 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 insuc h
sit uation s. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr otru de from stor ag espaces, parcel
ne ts or stor ag ene ts. #
Close theloc kable stor ag espaces
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. #
Alw aysst ow and securehea vy,har d,
poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile orbulky
objec tsinthetrunk . Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle. 10
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#
Vehicles withth ro ugh- loadin gfe atur ein the
re ar ben chseat :fo ld up thetie-do wneyes. #
Hook parcel net1 intoth efront and rear
tie -do wn eyes. #
Vehicles without ath ro ugh- loadin gfe atur ein
th ere ar ben chseat :hook therings intoth e
par cel nethook s1. #
Place therings intoth ehook son thetrunk
fl oor . At
tac hin garo of lugg agera ck &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
exc eeding themaximum roof load
The vehicle centerofgrav ity and theusual
dr iving charact eristic sas wellas thesteer ing
and braking charact eristic salt er.
If yo uexc eed themaximum roof load, the
dr iving charact eristic s,as wellas steer ing
and braking, willbegreatl yim pair ed. #
Neverexc eed themaximum roof load
and adjus tyo ur drivin gst yle. Yo
uwill find informa tionon themaximum roof
load inthe"T ec hnical data"sect ion.
* NO
TEVehicle damag efrom non-
appr ovedro of lugg agera ck s The
vehicle could bedamag edbyroof lug‐
ga ge rack sth at have notbe en tested and
appr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz. #
Use onlyro of lugg agera ck ste sted and
appr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz. #
Dependi ngon theve hicle equipment,
ensur eth at thesliding sunroofcan be
full yra ised when thero of lugg agera ck
is ins talled. #
Depe ndingon theve hicle equipment,
ensur eth at thetrunk lidcan befully
opened whenthero of lugg agera ck is
ins talled. #
Position theload onthero of lugg age
ra ck insuc hawa yth at theve hicle will
no tsus tain damag eev en when itis in
mo tion . *
NO
TEDama getothepanor amaroof wit h
po we rtilt/sli dingpanel duetonon-
ap prove dro of lugg agera ck s The
panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sli ding
panel maybe dama gedby thero of lugg age
ra ck ifyo uatt em pttoopen itwhen usinga
ro of lugg agera ck notte sted and appr oved
fo rMer cedes-Benz. #
When aro of lugg agera ck isins talled,
open thepanor amaroof wit hpo we r Sea
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til
t/sl iding panel only ifth is has been
te sted and appr oved forMer cedes-
Benz.
The panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sli ding
panel maybe raised toallo wventil ation of
th eve hicle interior . *
NO
TEDama getothesliding sunroof
when aro of lugg agera ck isins talled The
sliding sunroofmaybe damag edbythe
ro of lugg agera ck ifyo uatt em pttoopen it
when aro of lugg agera ck isins talled. #
Donotopen thesliding sunroofwhen a
ro of lugg agera ck isins talled.
In order toallo wventil ation oftheve hicle
int erior ,yo ucan raise thesliding sunroof. *
NO
TEDama getotheco vers The
covers ma ybe dama gedand scratc hed
when being opened. #
Donotuse metallic orhar dobje cts. #
Carefull yfo ld covers 1 upw ards inthe
dir ect ion ofthear row . #
Secu rethero of lugg agera ck tothefa stening
point sbeneat hco vers 1 . #
Com plywit hth eins tallation instruct ions of
th ero of lugg agera ck manuf acturer. #
Secur eth eload onthero of lugg agera ck . Soc
kets Us
ingthe 12Vso cket Re
quirement s:
R Onlyde vices uptoamax imum of180W
(1 5 A) areper missi ble.
Dependi ngon theve hicle equipment, theve hicle
has thefo llo wing 12Vsoc kets:
R Inthestor ag ecom partmen tin thefront cen‐
te rconsole
R Inthefront passeng erfoot we ll
R Inthestor ag ecom partmen tin thecent er
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