display MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE 2015 Owner's Guide
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Correct driver's seat position
G
WARNING
You coul dlose control of th evehicle while
driving if you:
R adjust th edriver' sseat ,steering wheel or
mirrors
R fasten th eseat belt
Ther eisar iskofana ccident.
Adjust th edriver' sseat ,head restraint ,steer-
ing wheel and mirror sand fasten your seat
belt before starting th eengine. Observ
ethe followin gwhen adjusting steering
wheel :,seat belt ;and driver' sseat =:
R you are as far away from th edriver' sairbag as
possible
R you are sittin ginanormalupright position
R your thighs are slightly supported by th eseat
cushion
R your legs are no tentirely stretched and you
can depress th epedals properly
R theb ack of your head is supported at eye level
by th ecentr eoft hehead restraint
R you can hold th esteering wheel wit hyour
arm sslightly bent
R you can mov eyour legs freely
R you can see all th edisplays in th einstrument
cluste rclearly R
you should have agood overview of traffic
conditions
R thes eat belt is pulled snugly against th ebody
and must be routed across th ecentr eofy our
shoulder and across your hips in th epelvic
area
Further related subjects:
R Manual and electrical seat adjustment
(Y page 104)
R Electrical seat adjustmen t(Ypage 104)
R Adjusting th esteering wheel mechanically
(Y page 110) or electricall y(Ypage 111).
R Fastenin gthe seat belt correctly (Y page 43).
R Adjustin gthe rear-view mirror and exterior
mirror s(Ypage 113).
R You can store th eseat ,steering wheel ,exte-
rior mirror and head-up display settings with
th em emory function (Y page 116). Seats
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
If childre nadjust th eseats, they could
become trapped, especiall yiftheya re unat-
tended. Ther eisariskofi njury.
When leaving th evehicle ,always tak ethe key
wit hyou and loc kthe vehicle .Never leave
childre nunattende dinthevehicle.
The seat scan still be adjusted when there is no
ke yint heignition lock. G
WARNING
When adjusting aseat ,you or another vehicle
occupan tcoul db ecome trapped by th eguide
rail of th eseat ,for instance. Ther eisariskof
injury.
Mak esure that no on ehas any part of their
body within th esweep of th eseat when
adjusting it.
Observ ethe safety note son"Airbags"
(Y page 44) and "Children in th evehicle"
(Y page 55). 102
SeatsSeats, steerin
gwheel and mirrors
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Folding th
eseat backres tforwards Wit
hthe EASY-ENTRY system, th eseat moves
forwards if you have folded th ebackrest for-
wards and you pull th eseat forwards horizon-
tally. This makes it easie rfor passenger stoget
int oa nd out of th erear compartment.
The head restrain talso lower sonvehicles with
electric seat adjustment.
X Vehicles without memory function:
release th
ehead restrain tifnecessar yand
push it down.
X Pull seat release handle :and fol dthe back-
res tforwards until it engages.
X Push th eseat as far forwards as it will go.
X Vehicles with memory function: pull seat
release handle :and fol dthe backrest for-
wards as far as it will go.
The seat moves automatically to th eforemost
position.
Folding back th eseat backrest X
Vehicles without memory function: push
th es eat backrest bac khorizontally until the
seat reaches th eposition that was previously
set.
X Fold th eseat backrest backwards until you
hear it engage .Dosoinasmoothmanner.
If th erear seat backrest is no tengaged, this
will be shown in th emultifunction display in
th ei nstrumen tcluster. Awarning tone also
sounds.
X Afte rthe seat backrest has been folded back,
check th eposition of th ehead restraint and
set it to th ecorre ct position.
X Vehicles with memory function: swing
bac kthe seat backrest.
If th erear seat backrest is no tengaged, this
will be shown in th emultifunction display in th
ei nstrumen tcluster. Awarning tone also
sounds.
The seat moves automatically to th estored
position.
If it is no longer possible to adjust th eseat to the
desired position ,e.g.w hen there is luggag ein
th er ear compartmen tfootwell or when a
passenger enters th erear compartment:
X Pull seat release handle :again and
straighten th ebackrest once more.
The seat engage sinthenews eat fore-and-aft
adjustmen tposition. Adjusting th
e4-wa ylumbar support :
To rais ethe backrest contour
; To softe nthe backrest contour
= To lower th ebackrest contour
? To harden th ebackrest contour
You can adjust th econtou rofthefron tseat
backrest sindividually to provide optimum sup-
por tfor your back. Adjusting th
eAMG Performance Seat
To adjust th econtou roftheseat and for
improve dlateral support ,you can individually
adjust th efront seats. Seats
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X
Press memory button M: and one of the
arrows on adjustmen tbutton ;within three
seconds.
The parking position is stored if the exterior
mirror does not move.
X If the mirror moves out of position, repeat the
steps.
X After successfully storing, reset the driving
position of the exterior mirror.
Calling up astored parking position X
Turn the key to position 2in the ignition lock
(Y page 145).
X Adjust the exterior mirror on the front-
passenger side using button =.
X Engage reverse gear.
The exterior mirror on the front-passenger
side moves to the stored parking position.
The exterior mirror on the front-passenger side
moves back to its original position:
R as soon as you exceed aspeed of 15 km/h
R about ten seconds after you have disengaged
reverse gear
R if you press button ?for the exterior mirror
on the driver's side Memory function
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
If you use the memory function on the driver's side while driving, the adjustments could
cause you to lose control of the vehicle. There
is ar isk of an accident.
Only use the memory function on the driver's
side while the vehicle is stationary. G
WARNING
When the memory function adjusts the seat or steerin gwheel, you and other vehicle occu-
pants –particularly children –could become
trapped. There is arisk of injury.
While the memory function is making adjust-
ments, make sure that no one has any body
parts in the sweep of the seat or steering
wheel. If somebody becomes trapped, imme- diately release the memory function position
button .The adjustmen tprocess is stopped. G
WARNING
If children activat ethe memory function, they
could become trapped, especially if they are
unattended. There is arisk of injury.
When leaving the vehicle, alway stake the key
with you and lock the vehicle. Never leave
children unattended in the vehicle.
The memory function can be used at any time,
e.g. even when the key is not in the ignition lock. Storing settings
With the memory function, you can store up to
three different settings, e.g. for three different
people.
The following settings are stored as asingle
memory preset:
R position of the seat, backrest and head
restraint
R driver's side: position of the exterior mirrors
on the driver's and front-passenger sides
R position of the head-up display X
Adjust the seat accordingly (Y page 104).
X On the driver's side, adjust the steerin gwheel
(Y page 111) and the exterior mirrors
(Y page 113).
X Press memory button Mand then press save
position button 1,2or 3within three sec-
onds.
The settings are stored in the selected preset
position. Atones ounds when the settings
have been completed. 116
Memoryf
unctionSeats, steering wheel and mirrors
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Callin
gupas tored setting
X Press and hold th erelevan tsave positio nbut-
ton 1,2 or 3until the:
R Seat
R Steering wheel
R Exterior mirrors
R Head-up display
are in th estoredp osition.
i If you release th
estorag epositio nbutton,
th es eat ,steering wheel and mirror setting
function sstopi mmediately. The adjustment
of th ehead-up display is still carried out. Memory function
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Important safety notes
G
WARNING
Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus does no trec-
ognise road users:
R who hav enolights,e.g.p edestrians
R who hav epoor lighting ,e.g.c yclists
R whos elighting is blocked, e.g. by abarrier
In ver yrarec ases, Adaptive Highbeam Assist
Plus may no trecognise road user swho do
have lights ,ormay recognise them to olate. In
this, or in similar situations, th eautomatic
main-beam headlamps will no tbedeactivated
or will be activated despit ethe presence of
other road users. Ther eisariskofana cci-
dent.
Always carefully observ ethe traffic conditions
and switch off th emain-beam headlamps in
goo dtime.
Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus canno ttak einto
accoun troad ,weather or traffic conditions.
Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus is only an aid.
You are responsible for adjusting th evehicle's
lighting to th eprevailing light, visibilit yand traf-
fic conditions.
In particular, th edetection of obstacles can be
restricted if there is:
R poor visibility, e.g. due to fog ,heav yrain or
snow
R dirt on th esensor sorift hesensor sare
obscured
Switchin gAdaptive Highbeam Assist
Plu son/off X
To switch on: turnthe ligh tswitch to the
à position.
X Press th ecom bination switch beyon dthe
pressur epointint hedirection of arrow :.
The _ indicator lamp in th emultifunction
display lights up when it is dark and th elight
sensor switches on th edipped-beam head-
lamps.
At speeds abov eappro x. 25 km/h: the
headlamp range is automatically controlled
according to th edistanc etoother road users. At speeds abov
eappro x. 30 km/h:
R if no other road user sare detected, the
main-beam headlamps are automatically
switched on
R if other road user sare detected, th epartial
main-beam headlamps are automatically
switched on
The K indicator lamp in th einstrument
cluste ralso lights up.
At speeds below approx. 25 km/h or
when there is sufficient stree tlighting:
R thep artial main-beam headlamps are
switched off automatically
R them ain-beam headlamps are switched off
automatically
The K indicator lamp in th einstrument
cluste rgoes out .The _ indicator lamp in
th em ultifunction display remain slit.
X To switch off: movethe combination switch
bac ktoi tsnormal position or mov ethe light
switch to another position.
The _ indicator lamp in th emultifunction
display goes out. Headlamp
smiste dupont heinside
Certain climatic and physical condition smay
caus emoisture to for mintheheadlamp. This
moisture does no taffec tthe functionalit yofthe
headlamp. 122
Exterior lightingLight
sand windscreen wipers
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Interior lighting
Overview of interior lighting
Fron toverhea dcontrol panel :
p Switches th eleft-han dfront reading
lamp on/off
; | Switches th eautomatic interio rlight-
ing control on/off
= c Switches th efront interio rlighting on/
off
? u Switches th erear interio rlighting on/
off
A p Switches th eright-hand fron treading
lamp on/off Interior lighting control
General notes In order to preven
tthe vehicle's battery from
discharging ,the interio rlighting function sare
automatically deactivated after som etime
except for when th ekeyis in position 2in the
ignition lock.
The colour ,brightness and display lighting for
th ea mbien tlighting are set usin gthe multime-
dia system (see th eseparat eoperating instruc-
tions).
Automati cinterior lighting control X
To switch on/off: press the|button.
When th eautomatic interio rlighting control is
switched on ,the butto nisflushw itht he over-
head control panel. The interior lighting automatically switches on if
you:
R unlock th evehicle
R open adoor
R remove th ekeyfrom th eignition lock
The interior lighting is activated for ashort time
when th ekeyis remove dfromt heignition lock.
This delaye dswitch-off can be adjusted via the
multimedia system (see th eseparat eoperating
instructions). Replacin
gbulbs Important safety notes
G
WARNING
Bulbs, lamp sand plug connectors can
become ver yhot during use. When replacing a
bulb, you could burn yourself on these com-
ponents .Ther eisar iskofi njury.
Allow these component stocooldown before
replacing th ebulb.
Do no tuse ab ulb that has been dropped or if its
glass tub ehas been scratched.
The bulb may explod eif:
R you touch it
R it is hot
R you dro pit
R you scratch it
Only operate bulbs in enclosed lamp sdesigned
for that purpose .Onlyf it spar ebulbs of th esame
typ eand th especifie dvoltage.
Mark sont heglass tub ereduce th eservic elife
of th ebulbs .Don ottouch th eglass tub ewith
your bare hands. If necessary, clean th eglass
tub ew hen cold wit halcohol or spirit and rub it
off wit halint-free cloth.
Protect bulbs from moisture during operation.
Do no tallow bulbs to come int ocontac twith
liquids.
Only replace th ebulbs listed (Y page 124).
Hav ethe bulbs that you canno treplace yourself
replace dataq ualified specialist workshop.
If you require assistanc ereplacing bulbs ,con-
sult aqualified specialist workshop.
If th enew bulb still does no tligh tup, consult a
qualified specialist workshop. Replacin
gbulbs
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Switching the auxiliary heating/venti-
lation on or off using the remote control
General notes
Your vehicle comes with one remote control.
You may use two additional remote controls for
your vehicle. For more information ,please con-
tact aqualified specialist workshop.
Storet he remote control for the auxiliary heat-
ing so that the auxiliary heating cannot be
switched on unintentionally. In particular,
ensure that the remote control for the auxiliary
heating is kept out of the reach of children.
The remote control has arange of approximately
300 metres. This range is reduced by:
R sources of radio interference
R solid objectsb etween the remote control and
the vehicle
R the remote control being in an unfavourable
position in relation to the vehicle
R transmitting from an enclosed space
If the remote control battery is low, the battery
symbol on the left of the display is shown as
empty. Replace the remote control battery and
observe the important safety notes when doing so (Y page 141).
Activating/deactivating the auxiliary
heating or auxiliary ventilation Remote control
:
Display
; u Switches the auxiliary heating or aux-
iliary ventilation on
Checks the status
= . Sets the departure time
? ^ Switches the auxiliary heating or aux-
iliary ventilation off
A , Sets the departure time X
To switch on: press and hold the ubut-
ton.
ON is shown in the remote control display.
X To switch off: press and hold the ^but-
ton.
OFF is shown in the remote control display.
Checking the status of the auxiliary heat- ing or auxiliary ventilation
X Briefly press the ubutton.
The following messages may appear in the dis-
play: Display Meaning
The auxiliary heating or
auxiliary ventilation is
switched off.
The auxiliary ventilation is
switched on. The number
in the display shows the
remaining time (in
minutes) for the auxiliary
ventilation.
The auxiliary heating is
switched on. The number
in the display shows the
remaining time (in
minutes) for the auxiliary
heating.
Ad
eparture time has been
activated. The departure
time appears in the dis-
play. 140
Operating the climate control systemClimatec
ontrol
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Ad
epart uret ime ha sbeen
activated .The auxiliary
ventilatio nisc urrently
activated .The numbe rin
the display shows the
remaining time (in
minutes) for the auxiliary
ventilation. If the vehicl eis
not started afte rthist ime,
the running time is
increased by fiv eminutes. Ad
epart uret ime ha sbeen
activated .The auxiliary
heating is currentl yactiva-
ted .The numbe rinthe dis-
play shows the remaining
time (i nminutes) for the
auxiliary heating .Ifthe
vehicl eisnot started after
thi stime ,the running time
is increased by five
minutes. If the engine ha
snot ye treache doperating tem-
perature when it is started ,the auxiliary heating
running time is increased .The auxiliary heating
continue storununti lthe operating temperature
is reached. If thi sisthe case, the ysymbol
appear sinthe remote contro ldisplay and the
running time is zero minutes.
Settin gthe departure time
Make sure tha tthe time set in the vehicl eis
correct before setting the departur etime (see
the separate operating instructions) .Otherwise,
the auxiliary heating ma yswitch on at the wrong
time and at an unsuitable location. Whe nsetting
the departur etime ,alsoo bserve the important
safety notes (Y page 138).
X Briefl ypress the ubutton.
X Press the ,or. button repeatedly
unti lthe time to be change dappears in the
display.
X Press the uand^ buttons simultane-
ously.
The Îsymbo linthe remote contro ldisplay
flashes.
X Press the ,or. button to set the
desired departur etime. i
The longe
ryou press the ,or. but-
ton, the faster the time changes.
X Press the uand^ buttons simultane-
ously.
The new departur etime is stored.
Activatin gthe se tdeparture time
X Briefl ypress the ubutton.
X Press the ,or. button repeatedly
unti lthe desired departur etime appear sin
the display.
X Press the ubutton.
The Ísymbol, the departur etime and,
depending on the selecte ddepart uret ime,
the letter A, BorCappear in the display.
Deactivating the se tdeparture time
X Briefl ypress the ubutton.
The status of the auxiliary heating is shown in the display.
X Press the .button.
The first departur etime stored appear sinthe
display.
X Press the ^button.
OFF is shown in the remote contro ldisplay.
Replacing the remote contro lbattery Important safety notes
G
WARNING
Batterie scontain toxi cand corrosive substan-
ces .Ifb atteries ar eswallowed, it can resul tin
severe health problems .There is ariskoff atal
injury.
Kee pbatteries ou tofthe reach of children. If
ab attery is swallowed, see kmedica lattention
immediately. H
Environmental note Batterie
scontain pollutants.
It is illega ltodispose of them
with the househol drubbish.
The ym ustbec ollected sep-
arately and disposed of in an Operatin
gthe climate contro lsystem
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Starting the vehicle
Important safety notes G
WARNING
If children are left unsupervised in the vehicle, they could:
R open doors, thereby endangering other per-
sons or road users
R get out and be struck by oncomingt raffic
R operate vehicle equipment and become
trapped, for example
In addition, the children could also set the
vehicle in motion, for example, if they:
R release the parking brake
R shift the automatic transmission out of park
position Porshift manual transmission into
neutral
R start the engine
There is arisk of an accident and injury.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the key with you and lock the vehicle. Never leave
children and animals unattended in the vehi-
cle. Keep the keys out of the reach of children. G
WARNING
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
gases such as carbon monoxide. Inhaling
these exhaust gases leads to poisoning. There is ar isk of fatal injury. Therefore never leave
the engine running in enclosed spaces with-
out sufficient ventilation. G
WARNING
Flammable materials introduced through
environmental influence or by animals can
ignite if in contact with the exhaust system or parts of the engine that heat up. There is arisk
of fire.
Carry out regular checkstom ake sure that
there are no flammable foreign materials in
the engine compartmen torinthe exhaust
system. General notes Vehicles with
apetrol engine: the catalytic
converter is preheated for up to 30 seconds
after acold start. The sound of the engine may
change during this time.
Manual transmission X
Depress the brake pedal and keep it
depressed.
X Fully depress the clutch pedal.
X Shift to neutral N.
Automatic transmission X
Shift the transmission to position P
(Y page 158).
The transmission position indicator in the
multifunction display shows P(Y page 159).
i You can start the engine in transmission
position Pand N.
Starting procedurew ith the key To start the engine using the key instead of the
Start/Stop button, pull the Start/Stop button
out of the ignition lock.
X To startad iesel engine:t urn the key to
position 2in the ignition lock (Y page 145).
The % preglow indicator lamp in the instru-
ment cluster lights up.
X Turn the key to position 3in the ignition lock
and release it as soon as the engine is running
(Y page 145).
i Vehicles with
adiesel engine: you can
start the engine without preglow if the engine
is warm.
If the engine will not start:
X Remove the key from the ignition lock.
X Reinsert the key into the ignition lock after
waiting for ashort period.
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition lock
(Y page 145).
The indicator lamps in the instrumen tcluster
light up (Y page 285).
X Turn the key to position 3(Y page 145) in the
ignition lock and release it as soon as the
engine is running. Driving
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Hill start assist
Hill start assist help
syou when pulling awa yfor-
wards or in reverse on an uphill gradient. It holds
the vehicl efor as hort time after you have
removed you rfoot from the brake pedal. This
gives you enoug htime to move yourf oot from
the brake peda ltothe accelerator peda land
depress it before the vehicl ebegins to roll. G
WARNING
After awhile, hills tart assist no longer holds
the vehicl eand it may roll away. There is arisk
of an accident and injury.
Therefore, quickly move yourf oot from the
brake peda ltothe accelerator pedal. Never
leave the vehicl ewhen it is held by hills tart
assist.
Hill start assist is not active if:
R you are pulling awayonal evelroad or a
downhill gradient
R on vehicles with automatic transmission, the
transmission is in position N
R the electric parking brake is applied
R ESP ®
is malfunctioning ECOs
tart/stop function
Introduction The ECO start/stop function switches the
engine off automatically if the vehicl eisstopped
under certain conditions.
When pulling awa yagain, the engine starts auto-
matically .The ECO start/stop function thereby
help syou to reduce the fuel consumption and
emissions of you rvehicle.
Important safety notes G
WARNING
If the engine is switched off automatically and you exit the vehicle, the engine is restarted
automatically.T he vehiclemay begi nmoving.
There is arisk of accident and injury.
If you wis htoexit the vehicle, alwayst urn off
the ignitio nand secure the vehicl eagainst
rolling away. General notes
:
ECO start/stop display
All vehicle s(except Mercedes-AMG vehi-
cles): the ECO start/stop function is activated
whenever you switch on the engine using the
key or the Start/Stop button.
If the è ECO symbol is show ningreen in the
multifunction display ,the ECO start/stop func-
tion switches the engine off automatically once the vehicl estops moving.
If the ECO start/stop function has been man-
ually deactivated (Y page151) or amalfunction
has caused the system to be deactivated, the
è ECO symbol is not displayed.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: the ECO start/stop
function is only available in drive program C.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: the ECO start/stop
function is activated whenever you switch on
the engine using the key or the Start/Stop but- ton. This is the case if:
R the ignitio nwas switched off for more than
four hour sor
R the ECO start/stop function had been activa-
ted before the engine was switched off
Automatic engine switch-off General notes
The ECO start/stop function is operational and
the è ECO symbol is displayed in green in the
multifunction display ,if:
R the indicator lamp in the ECO button is lit
green
R the outside temperature is withi nthe range
that is suitable for the system
R the engine is at normal operating temperature
R the set temperature for the vehicl einterior
has been reached
R the battery is sufficiently charged
R the system detects that the windscreen is not
misted up when the air-conditioning system isswitched on Driving
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