2021 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS SEDAN airbag off

Switc
hingonhigh beam #
Turn thelight switc hto the0058 or0058
position . #
Push thecombin ationswitchbe yond the
point ofresis tance inthedir ect ion ofarrow
1 .
When thehigh beam isactiv ated, the0058
indicat orlam pfo rlo w bea mwil lbe dea ctiva‐
te dand replaced bythe0057 indicat orlam p
fo rhigh beam.
Swi tching offhigh beam #
Movethecombin ationswitchbac kto its
st ar tin gposit ion.
High -beamflash er #
Pull thecombin ationswitchin thedir ect ion
of arrow 3.
Tu rn signal light #
Toindicat ebr iefl y:push thecombin ation
switc hbr ief lyto thepoint ofresis tance inthe
dir ect ion ofarrow 2or4.
The corresponding turnsignal lightwillflash
th re etimes. #
Toindicat eper manentl y:push thecombi‐
nation switchbe yond thepoint ofresis tance
in thedir ect ion ofarrow 2or4.
Ve hicles withAc tiveLa ne Chang eAssi st:
R Atur nsigna lind icatoractiv ated bythe
dr iver ma ycon tinue tooper atefo rth e
dur ation ofthelane chang e.
R Ifth edr iver indicat eddirect lybef orehand
but alane chang ewa sno timmediat ely
possible ,th etur nsignal indicat orma y
activ ateaut omaticall y. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe hazar dwa rning
light s #
Press butt on1.
The hazar dwa rning light swill switc hon aut o‐
matic allyif:
R The airbag hasbeen deployed. 11
6
Light andvisib ility

Ac
tiv eSte ering Assis t
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating........... ..............175
Ac tiveEmerg encyStop Assis t................ 176
Ac tiveLa ne Chang eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 177
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>174
Sy stem limits. ........................................1 74
Ad aptiv ecr uise contr ol
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Ad aptiv eHighb eamAssist
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>117
Swi tching on/of f.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 118
Ad diti ves
Engi neoil.... ............ ...............................372
Fu el....................................................... 372
Ad diti ves(engine oil)
see Additiv es
Ad diti ves(fuel)
see Fuel
Ad dres sbo ok
see Contacts
Ad jus tingthe balanc e/fader
Ad vanced soundsystem.. ......................2 99
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem.. ...298 Ad
jus tingthe bass,mid- rang eand
tr eble
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ..... 298
Ad jus tingthe mid- rang e,treble and
bass
Burmes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ..... 298
Ad jus tingthe sound focus
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ..... 298
Ad jus tingtreb le,mid- rang eand bass
se ttings
Ad vanced soundsystem.. ......................2 99
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ..... 298
ADS PLUS dam ping system
see AIRMA TIC
Ad vanced sound system
Ad jus ting thebalance/f ader............ ..... 299
Ad jus ting treb le,mid -rang eand bass
se tting s.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 299
Ca lling upthesound menu.................... 299
Inf ormation.. .................................... ...... 298
Switc hingvolume adjustment on/ off... .2 99
Af ter-sales service center
see ASSYSTPL US Air
bag
Re duced protect ion.. ...............................4 4
Air distribut ion
Se tting. .................................................. 126
Air inle t
see Air-water duct
Air pressu re
see Tire pressur e
Air suspension
see AIRMA TIC
Air vents
Ad jus ting (front) ............ ........................ 129
Ad jus ting (rea r)............. .........................130
Air vents
see Airvents
Ai r-condi tioningsystem
see Climat econ trol
Air -recir cula tion mode..............................1 29
Air -water duct
Ke eping free... ....................................... 307
Airbag Activati on........... .....................................36
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er)....... 41 Inde
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At
tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Au dio 20
see Multimed iasystem
Au dio mode
Ac tivati ng med iamod e................ .......... 283
Co nnecti ngUSB devic es........... ............285
Cop yrights. ............................................283
Inf ormatio n............ ................................282
Inser ting/r emoving anSD card............. 283
Med iasea rch.. .................................. .....2 86
Ov ervie w.... ....... ....... ............................ .284
Pa use and playbac kfun ction .................2 85
Selecti ngatrac k............ .......................285
Selecti ngplayba ckoptions .................... 285
Tr ac klis t................................................ 285
Au thorized Mercedes- BenzCenter
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
Au thorized workshop
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Au tomatic distanc eco ntr ol
se eAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Au tomatic drivin glights ........... .................115 Au
tomatic engine star t(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ....139
Au tomatic engine sto p(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> .....139
Au tomatic fron tpass engerfr on tair‐
bag shutoff
Fu nctio nof theaut omatic front
passeng erfront airbag shutoff........... ..... 44
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p....... 46
Au tomatic fron tpass engerfr on tair‐
bag shutoff
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating........... ..............125
Au tomatic trans mis sion
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve r..... .................... .... 143
Dr ive pr ogr am disp la<005C001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ....142
Dr ive pr ogr am<0056001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> ....................141
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h....................... 141
Eng aging drive po sitio n............ ............. 145
Eng aging neu tral ............. .......................144
Eng aging park position .................... ...... 145
Eng aging reve rsege ar. ...................... .... 144 Kic
kdo wn..... ..........................................147
Manual gearshif ting... ............................1 46
St eer ing wheel paddle shifters.............. 146
Tr ans miss ionposit iondispla y................ 143
Tr ans miss ionposit ions.......................... 143
Au tomatic trans mis sion (problem)
se eTr ans miss ion(problem ) B
Ba ghook .................................................... 108
BA S(Br akeAssis tSy stem). ...................... 160
Batt ery
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 66
Batt ery
see Battery(v ehi cle)
Batt ery(v ehi cle)
Ch <00440055004A004C0051004A0011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 325
Ch arging (Remo teOnline). ..................... 134
No tes... .................................................. 321
No tes(s ta rting assis tance and
ch argin g)............................................... 323
Re placing .............................................. 327
St artin gassis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ........325 Inde
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00E5
Currentl yUna vailable See
Opera tor's Manua l........ ...... ...................412
Á Don't Forget Your Key<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 384
00CC Drive More Slowly<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 409
00B3 Engine OilLevelCann otBe
Mea sured<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>......425
00B3 Engine OilLevelLo wStop Vehi‐
cle Turn Engi neOff............ ....................423
00B3 EngineOilPr ess ureSt op
Switc hOf fEngin e... ...............................4 24
00B3 EngineOilRe duce OilLevel.......... 423
0075 Front LeftMalfunction Service
Re quired (exa mp le)...............................3 80
00B6 FuelLevelLo w............................. 393
00B6 GasCap Loose .............................3 93
0025 Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manu al........ ...........................................411
00E5 Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manua l....... ..... ....................................... 412 007A
Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manua l....... ............................................ 413
0053 Inoper ative..... ...............................4 15
: Intell. Light System Inoperativ e....386
Á KeyNo tDe tected (red displ ay
messa ge)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 384
Á KeyNo tDe tected (whit edis‐
pl ay messa ge)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 383
0075 LeftSid eCu rtain Airbag Mal‐
fun ction ServiceRe quired (Exam ple) .....3 80
¢ Lowe ring............. <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 409
ä Malfunctio nDr ive at Ma x.50
mp h<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 407
: Malfunction SeeOperato r’s
Manual... ............................................... 385
Á ObtainaNe wKe y<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 383
ç Off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 403
00D9 Off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 401
0049 Parking Brak eSee Opera tor's
Manua l......... ......................................... 396 0077
PleaseCor rect Tire Pressur e... ..... 419
0049 Please Release Parking Brak e.. .... 399
006F Rear Lef tBac kres tNo t
La tched (exa mp le).................................3 90
Á Replace KeyBat tery <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 383
003D SeeOperator's Manua l........ ......... 416
0075 SRSMalfunction Service
Re quired ................................................ 380
Ù Steer ing Malfunct ionIncreased
Ph ysical Effort See Operator's Manua l.. 388
Ù Steer ing Malfunct ionStop
Immediat elySee Oper ator's Manual ..... 389
003D Stop Vehicle LeaveEngi neRun‐
ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011>........417
003D Stop Vehicle SeeOper ator's
Manual... ................................................ 416
00CC Stop Vehicle Vehicle TooLo w....... 408
ç Suspended ................................... 403
: SwitchOf fLights.... ......................3 86
: SwitchOn Head lamp s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 386 Inde
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Dr
iver' sDoo rOp en &Trans miss ion
No tin PRisk ofVehicle Rolling Away.... 394
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Disabled See
Oper ator's Manual.... ............................. 381
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Enabled See
Oper ator's Manual.... ............................. 381
Hazar dWa rning Flashe rsMalfunc‐
tioning. .................................................. 388
Mer cedes meconn ectServices Limi‐
te dSee Oper ator's Manual. ...................4 15
N Pe rm anen tly Ac tiveRi sk ofRo lling
Aw ay<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 394
Only Shiftto 'P' when Vehicle isSta‐
tio nar y...................................................3 93
Pla cetheKe yin theMar kedSpace
See Oper ator's Manual. .........................3 84
PRE-S AFEInoper ativeSee Oper a‐
to r's Manua l......... ................................. 382
Ra dar SensorsDir tySee Oper ator's
Manual. .................................................. 414 Re
versing NotPo ssible Service
Re quired ................................................ 395
Ru nFla tIndi catorInop erati ve............... 422
Ser vice Required Do NotShif tGear s
Vi sit Dealer.... ........................................3 94
St op Vehicle LeaveEngi neRunning
Wa itTrans miss ionCoolin g.. .................. 395
Ti re Press. Monit orCur rently
Un available ............................................ 417
Ti re Press. Monit orInopera tive... ........... 417
Ti re Pressur eMonit orInopera tiveNo
Wheel Sensors.. .....................................4 18
Ti re sOv erheat ed................................... 420
To Dese lect Por N, Dep ress Brak e
and StartEn gin e.. .................................. 394
To switc hengine off,pr ess and hold
St art/ Stop butt onforat lea st3
secs. orpress 3times...... ..................... 391
Tr ans miss ionMalfun ction Stop..... ........ 395 Displa
yon 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
Ch ild sa fety lock (rear door s)...................6 1
Loc king (emerg encykey). ........................ 70
Ope ning (from inside ).............................. 68
Un loc kin g(emer gency key). .................... 70
Un loc kin g(fr om insid e)...........................6 8
Door controlpan el....................................... 16
DO T,Tire Iden tificat ionNumbe r(TI N)..... 348
Dr aw bar
see Tow- bar system
Dr inking anddriving... ...............................1 36
Dr ive Awa yAssis t.... .................................. 204
Dr ive Awa yAssis t
see Protect ion agains tcollision
Dr ive position
Inser ting.. ..............................................1 45 Inde
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Cen
tralcontro lelemen ts.......................2 13
Collis iondetection (parked vehicle) .......1 56
Conf iguring displ aysettin gs.................. 221
Conf iguringdrive pr ogr am I.... ......... ...... 143
Fa vorite s... ............................................. 216
Ov ervie w.. ..............................................2 12
Re ar clim atecon trol. .............................1 28
Re stor ing (fact oryse ttings).. ................. 230
Switc hingthesound on/off.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 218
Multimedia system
see Entering charact ers
see Touc hpad N
Na vig ation
Inser ting/r emoving anSD card............. 231
Sho wing/hi ding themenu. ............... ..... 232
Switc hingon.................................... ..... 232
Up dating themap data.... ......................2 54
Na vig ation
see Destination
see Destination entry
see Map
see Route
see Routeguidan ce see
Traf fic inf ormati on
Na vig ation announcements
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating........... ..............245
Ad jus ting thevo lume.. ...................... .....2 45
Re peating ........................................ ...... 246
Swi tching audio fa deout on/off........ .....2 45
Ne arField Comm unication(NFC)
Conn ecting themobile phonetothe
multime diasystem ................................ 261
Inf ormation.. .................................... ...... 261
Switc hingBluetooth®
audio equip‐
men t...................................................... 290
Swit ching mobile phones.................. .....2 61
Using amobile phone........................ ....2 61
Ne utr al
Inser ting...... .......................................... 144
NFC see NearFie ldCo mmu nication(NF C)
No teson breaking-in ane wve hicl e...... ...135 O
Occupant safety
see Airbag see
Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
see Pets intheve hicle
see PRE-S AFE®
(anticipat oryoccu‐
pant protect ion)
see PRE-S AFE®
PL US (antic ipatory
occupant protect ion plus)
see Restra int system
see Seat belt
Oil see Engine oil
On-boar dcom puter
Displa yingtheser vice duedate............ 300
Hea d-upDisp lay <0050004800510058001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 210
Multifunction display.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 209
Ope rating ........... ...................................208
Ov ervie wof menu s.................. ..............208
On -bo arddia gnostic sin te rface
see Diag nostics connection
Onl ine services
Dat ast or ag e... ......................................... 32
Open-sour cesof tware................................3 4
Opening thetrunk lidusing your foot
HANDS-FREE ACCES S.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 74460
Index

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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Seat
beltwarning
see Seat belts
Seat belts
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating seat belt
ad jus tment ........... ...................................41
Ad jus ting theheight... ............................. 40
Cent errear seat (releasi ng).<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 39
Fa stening.. ............................................... 40
Re duced protect ion.. ...............................3 8
Re leasing .................................................4 1
Sea tbel tad jus tment (function) ............... 40
Wa rning lam p................................... ........ 41
Seat cover(C are)...... ............ ..................... 312
Seat heating
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating........... ................96
Se at ventilat ion
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating........... ................97
Second telephone
Conn ecting... .........................................2 59
Fe atur es................................................ 259
Select ingage ar
see Changing gears Select
orleve r
see DIRECT SELECTleve r
Self-t est
Au tomatic front pass engerfront air‐
bag shut off..... .........................................4 6
Sensor s(car e)............................................ 311
Ser vice center
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Ser vice interva ldisp lay
see ASSYST PLUS
Ser vice station search
St artin gaut omat icsear ch<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 242
Se tting aspeed
see Cruise control
Se tting summ ertime.... ............................2 22
Se tting theda te form at....... ..................... 223
Se tting thedis tance unit.......................... 226
Se tting thema pscale
see Map
Shif tpa dd les
see Steer ing wheel paddle shifters Shif
ting gears
Gea rshif tre comme nda<0057004C00520051001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 146
Shor tmessag es
see Text mes sage s
Side airbag.. .................................................4 1
Side impact protection. ............................ 197
Side windo ws
Child safetyloc kin there ar
passe nger com partment. ........................ 63
Closin g....................................................7 6
Closin gusin gth eSmar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 79
Co nvenienc eclosing featur e...................7 9
Con venie nce openi ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ......78
Opening... ................................................ 76
Opening withth eSmar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 78
Pr oblem. .................................................. 79
Ro ller sunblin d.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 84
Size designation (tires) ............................. 350
Sliding sunroof
Au tomatic featur es..................................8 2
Closin g....................................................8 0
Closin gusin gth eSmar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 79
Ope <0051004C0051004A001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 80
Ope ning with theSmar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 78 Inde
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