remote control MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class COUPE 2017 CL205 Owner's Manual

Perfumeatomizer
Operating ....................................... 126
Problem (malfunction) ...................1 28
Setting the perfume intensity
(multimedia system) ......................2 63
Via l................................................ 126
Pets in the vehicle ............................... 61
Phon ebook
see also Digita lOperator's Man-
ua l..................................................2 58
Plastic trim (cleaning instruc-
tions) ..................................................2 97
Power washers .................................. 293
Power windows
see Side windows
PRE-SAFE
®(anticipatory occupant
protection)
Display message ............................ 226
Operation ......................................... 55
PRE-SAFE
®Brake
Activating/deactivating ................. 212
Display message ............................ 226
Function/notes ................................ 70
Important safety notes .................... 70
Warning lamp ................................. 255
PRE-SAFE
®PLU S(anticipatory
occupant protection PLUS)
Operation ......................................... 56
Protection against theft
ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system) ......... 73
Immobilize r...................................... 72
Protection of the environment
General notes .................................. 25
Pulling away
Automatic transmission ................. 134
General notes ................................ 134
Hill start assist ............................... 135
Q
QR codeMercedes-Benz Guide App ................. 1
Rescue card ..................................... 30
Qualifieds pecialist workshop ........... 29
Quicka ccess for audio and tele-
phone
Changing the station/music
track .............................................. 261
R
RACES TART (Mercedes-AMG vehi-
cles) .................................................... 171
RACETIME R(on-board computer) .... 217
Radiator cover ................................... 288
Radio
Selecting astatio n......................... 208
Radio mode
see also Digita lOperator's Man-
ua l..................................................2 58
Radio-wave reception/transmis-
sio nint he vehicle
Declaratio nofconformity ................ 28
Rain closing feature (panorama
roof with power tilt/sliding panel) .... 93
Readin glamp ..................................... 113
Rear compartment
Setting the ai rvents ......................1 28
Rear fog lamp
Display message ............................ 231
Switching on/off ........................... 111
Rear lamps
see Lights
Rear seat (foldin gthe backrest for-
wards/back) ...................................... 270
Rear vie wcamera
Cleaning instructions ..................... 296
Display in the multimedi asystem .. 182
Function/notes .............................1 81
Switching on/off ........................... 182
Rear window defroster
Problem (malfunction) ................... 126
Switching on/off ........................... 125
Rear-vie wmirror
Dipping (automatic) ....................... 107
Reflectiv esafety jacket .................... 299
Refrigerant (air-conditioning sys-
tem)
Important safety notes .................. 348
Refueling
Fuel gauge ....................................... 34
Important safety notes .................. 149
Refueling process. ......................... 150
see Fuel
Remote control
Garage door opener. ...................... 283
Index15

SmartKey
Important safety notes
GWARNING
If children are left unsupervised in the vehicle,
they could:
Ropen the doors, thus endangering other
people or road users.
Rget out and disrupt traffic.
Roperate the vehicle's equipment.
Additionally, children could set the vehicle in
motion if, for example, they:
Rrelease the parking brake.
Rshifting the automatic transmission out of
park position P
RStart the engine.
There is arisk of an accident and injury.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the
SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle. Never
leave children or animals unattended in the
vehicle. Always keep the SmartKey out of
reach of children.
GWARNING
If you attach heavy or large object stothe
SmartKey, the SmartKey could be uninten-
tionally turned in the ignition lock. This could
cause the engine to be switched off. There is a risk of an accident.
Do not attach any heavy or large object stothe
SmartKey. Remove any bulky key rings before
insertingt he SmartKey into the ignition lock.
!Keep the SmartKey away from stron gmag-
netic fields. Otherwise, the remote control
function could be affected.
Strong magnetic fields can occur in the vicin-
ity of powerful electrical installations.
Do not keep the SmartKey:
Rwith electronic devices, e.g. amobile phone
or another SmartKey.
Rwith metallic objects, e.g. coins or metal foil.
Rinside metallic objects, e.g. ametal case.
This can affect the functionality of the Smart- Key. Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO startf
unction:do
not keep the SmartKey on the parcel shelf or in
the trunk.O therwise, the SmartKey may not be
detected, e.g. when startin gthe engine using
the Start/Stop button.
Ac heck which periodically establishes aradio
connection between the vehicle and the Smart-
Key determines whether avalid SmartKey is in
the vehicle. This occurs, for example:
Rwhen startin gthe engine
Rwhile driving
Rwhen the external door handles are touched
Rduring convenience closing
SmartKey functions
:& To lock the vehicle
;FTo open/close the trunk lid
=%To unlock the vehicle
XTo unlock centrally: press the%button.
If you do not open the vehicle within approx-
imately 40 seconds of unlocking:
Rthe vehicle is locked again.
Ranti-theft protection is reactivated.
XTo lock centrally: press the&button.
The SmartKey centrally locks and unlocks the
following components:
Rthe doors
Rthe trunk lid
Rthe fuel filler flap
The turn signals flash once when unlocking and
three times when locking.
You can also set an audible signal to confirm
that the vehicle has been locked. The audible
signal can be activated and deactivated via the
multimedia system (see the Digital Operator's
Manual).
74SmartKey
Opening and closing

Problems with the SmartKey
ProblemPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
You can no longer lock or
unlock the vehicle using
the SmartKey.The SmartKey battery is discharged or nearly discharged.
XCheck the SmartKey battery (Ypage 77) and replace it if necessary
(Ypage 77).
If this does not work:
XUnlock (Ypage 82) or lock (Ypage 82) the vehicle using the
mechanical key.
There is interference from apowerful source of radio waves.
XUnlock (Ypage 82) or lock (Ypage 82) the vehicle using the
mechanical key.
The SmartKey is faulty.
XUnlock (Ypage 82) or lock (Ypage 82) the vehicle using the
mechanical key.
XHave the SmartKey checked at aqualified specialist workshop.
You can no longer lock or
unlock the vehicle using
KEYLESS-GO.KEYLESS-GO was deactivated.
XReactivate KEYLESS-GO (Ypage 75).
The SmartKey battery is discharged or nearly discharged.
XCheck the SmartKey battery (Ypage 77) and replace it if necessary
(Ypage 77).
If this does not work:
XUnlock (Ypage 82) or lock (Ypage 82) the vehicle using the
mechanical key.
There is interference from apowerful source of radio waves.
XUnlock (Ypage 82) or lock (Ypage 82) the vehicle using the
mechanical key.
KEYLESS-GO is malfunctioning.
XLock/unlock the vehicle using the remote control function of the
SmartKey.
XHave the vehicle and SmartKey checked at aqualified specialist
workshop.
If the vehicle can also not be locked/unlocked using the remote con-
trol function:
XUnlock (Ypage 82) or lock (Ypage 82) the vehicle using the
mechanical key.
XHave the vehicle and SmartKey checked at aqualified specialist
workshop.
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To start the vehicle without actively using the
SmartKey:
Rthe Start/Stop button must be inserted in the
ignition lock.
Rthe SmartKey must be in the vehicle.
Rthe vehicle must not be locked with the
SmartKey or KEYLESS-GO (Ypage 75).
Do not keep the SmartKey:
Rwith electronic devices, e.g. amobile phone
or another SmartKey.
Rwith metallic objects, e.g. coins or metal foil.
Rinside metallic objects, e.g. ametal case.
This can affect the functionality of the Smart-
Key.
If you lock the vehicle with the SmartKey's
remote control or with KEYLESS-GO, after a
short time:
Ryou will not be able to switch on the ignition
with the Start/Stop button.
Ryou will not be able to start the engine with the
Start/Stop button until the vehicle is
unlocked again.
If you lock the vehicle centrally using the button
on the front door (
Ypage 81), you can continue
to start the engine with the Start/Stop button.
The engine can be switched off while the vehicle
is in motion by pressing and holding the Start/
Stop button for three seconds. This function
operates independently of the ECO start/stop
automatic engine switch-off function.
Key positions with the Start/Stop button
:Start/Stop button
;Ignition lock
As soon as the ignition is switched on, all the
indicator lamps in the instrument cluster light
up. Further information on situations where an
indicator lamp either fails to go out after starting the engine or lights up while driving
(
Ypage 248).
If Start/Stop button :has not yet been
pressed, this corresponds to the SmartKey
being removed from the ignition.
XTo switch on the power supply: press
Start/Stop button :once.
The power supply is switched on. You can now activate the windshield wipers, for example.
The power supply is switched off again if:
Rthe driver's door is opened and
Ryou press Start/Stop button :twice when in
this position
XTo switch on the ignition: press Start/Stop
button :twice.
The ignition is switched on.
The ignition is switched off again if:
Ryou do not start the engine from this position
within 15 minutes
Ryou press Start/Stop button :twice when in
this position
The power supply is switched off again if:
Rthe driver's door is opened and
Ryou press Start/Stop button :twice when in
this position
Removing the Start/Stop button
You can remove the Start/Stop button from the
ignition lock and start the vehicle as normal
using the SmartKey.
It is only possible to switch between Start/Stop
button mode and SmartKey operation when the
transmission is in position P.
XRemove Start/Stop button :from ignition
lock ;.
You do not have to remove the Start/Stop but-
ton from the ignition lock when you leave the
vehicle. You should, however, alwayst ake the
SmartKey with you when leaving the vehicle. As
long as the SmartKey is in the vehicle:
Rthe vehicle can be started using the Start/
Stop button
Rthe electrically powered equipment can be
operated
132Driving
Driving and parking

Adisplay message appears, asking whether
navigation shoul dbestarted.
XSelect Yesby turning 3or sliding 1
the controller and confirm with 7.
The system calculate sthe route and subse-
quentlys tarts the route guidance with the
address entered.
If yo uselect No
the address can be stored in
the address book.
If yo uhaves ent more thano ne destination
address, each individual destination must be
confirmeds eparately.
Destination addresse sareloaded in the same
order as the order in which they were sent.
If yo uown multipl eMercedes-Benz vehicles with
mbrace and activated mbrace accounts:
If multipl evehicles ar eregistere dunder the
same e-mail address, the destination will be
sent to al lthe vehicles.
Vehicl eremote opening
Youc an us ethe vehicl eremote opening if you
have unintentionall yloc ked your vehicl eand a
replacement SmartKeyisn ot available.
The vehicl ecan be opene dbythe Mercedes-
Benz Customer Assistance Center.
The vehicl ecan be immediatelyo pened
remotel ywithinf ourd aysoft he ignition being
turned off. After thist ime,the remote unlocking
maybed elayedby 15 to 60 minutes. After
30 days ,the vehicl ecan no longerbeo pened
remotely.
The vehicl eremote unlocking feature is availa-
bl eift he relevant mobil ephone network is avail-
able and adatac onnectio nisp ossible.
XContact the following service hotlines:
Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center
at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes (1-800-367-6372)
or 1-866-990-9007
Yo uw illbea sked for your password.
XReturn to your vehicl eatthe time agree dupon
with the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assis-
tance Center.
Alternatively ,the vehicl ecan be opene dvia:
Rthe Internet, under the "Owners Online "sec-
tion
Rthe telephone applicatio n(e. g. for iPhone®,
Android)
To do this ,you will need your identification num-
ber and password.
Vehicl eremote closing
The vehicl eremote-closing feature can be used
when yo uhavef orgotten to lock the vehicl eand
yo ua re no longer nearby.
The vehicl ecan then be locked by the Mercedes-
Benz CustomerA ssistance Center.
The vehicl ecan be immediately remotely locked
within fourd aysoft he ignition being turne doff.
After this time ,remote closing may be delayed
by 15 to 60 minutes .After 30 days the vehicle
can no longer be locked remotely.
The vehicl eremote closing feature is available if
the relevant mobil ephone network is available
and adatac onnection is possible.
XContact the following service hotlines:
Mercedes-Benz CustomerA ssistance Center
at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes (1-800-367-6372)
or 1-866-990-9007
Yo uw illbea sked for your password.
The next time yo uare inside the vehicl eand you
switch on the ignition, the DoorsLocked
Remotelymessage appears in the multifunction
display.
Alternatively, the vehicl ecan be locked via:
Rthe Internet, under the "Owners Online" sec-
tion
Rthe telephone application (e .g.for iPhone®,
Android)
To do this ,you will need your identification num-
ber and password.
Stolen vehicle recovery service
If your vehicl ehasbee nstolen:
XNotify the police.
The police will issue anumbere dincident
report.
XThi sn umber will be forwarded to the
Mercedes-Benz CustomerA ssistance Center
together with your PIN.
The Mercedes-Benz CustomerA ssistance
Center then trie stolocate the system. The
Mercedes-Benz CustomerA ssistance Center
contacts yo uand the local la wenforcement
agency if the vehicl eislocated.
However, only the la wenforcement agency is
informed of the location of the vehicle.
If the anti-theft alarm system is activate dfor
longer than 30 seconds ,the Mercedes-Benz
CustomerA ssistance Center is automatically
notified.
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tance Center. The Customer Assistance Center
thenforwards thisi nformation to you.
Yo uc an select the wa yinwhich yo ureceive this
information beforehand .Possibl eoptions
includ etext message ,e-mail or an automated
call.
The data yo ureceive contains the following
information:
Rthe location where the spee dlimit wasexcee-
ded
Rthe tim eatwhich the spee dlimit wase xcee-
ded
Rthe selected spee dlimit which wa sexceeded
Geof encing
Geofencing allows yo utoselect areaswhich the
vehicl eshoul dnot ente rorleave .You will be
informed if the vehicl ecrossest he boundaries
of the selected areas. Yo ucan select the wa yin
which yo ureceive thisi nformation beforehand.
Possibl eoptions includ etext message ,e-mail or
an automated call.
The area can be determine daseitherac ircle or
ap olygon withamaximum of ten corners. You
can specify up to ten area ssimul taneously .Dif-
ferent setting sarepossibl efor each area.
These setting scan be calle dupunder "Owners
Online "athttp://www.mbusa.com.
Alternatively ,you can trigge ranMBInfo calland
inform the custome rservice representative that
yo uw ishtoa ctivate ge ofencing.
Currently inactiv eareas can be activated by text
message.
Triggerin gthe vehicle alarm
With thisf unction, yo ucan trigge rthe vehicle's
panic alar mvia text message .Analarmsounds
and the exterio rlighting flashes. Depending on
the setting ,the panic alar mlasts fiv eort en sec-
onds. Afterwards ,the alar mswitches off.
Garaged ooro pener
General notes
The HomeLink®garage door opene rintegrated
in the rear-view mirrora llowsyou to operate up
to thre edifferent door and gate systems. Use the integrated garage door opene
ronlyo n
garage doors that:
Rhave safety stop and revers efeatures and
Rmee tcurrent U.S. federa lsafety standards
Once programed ,the integrated garage door
opene rinthe rear-view mirrorw illa ssum ethe
functio nofthe garage door system's remote
control. Please also rea dthe operating instruc-
tions for the garage door system.
When programming agarag edooro pener, park
the vehicl eoutside the garage .Donot runt he
engine whil eprogramming.
Certain garage door drives ar eincompatible
with the integrated garage door opener. If you
have difficulty programing the integrated garage
door opener, contact an authorize dMercedes-
Benz Center.
Alternatively ,you can cal lthe following tele-
phone assistance services:
RUSA: Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance
Center at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes
RCanada: Customer Service at
1-800-387-0100
RHomeLink®hotline 1-800-355-3515 (free of
charge)
Mor einformation on HomeLink
®and/or com-
patible products is also availabl eonline at
http://www.homelink.com .
No

te sont he declaratio nofconformity
(
Ypage 28).
USA: FCC ID: CB2HMIHL4
Canada: IC:2 79B-HMIHL4
Important safety notes
GWARNING
When yo uoperate or progra mthe garage door
with the integrated garage door opener, per-
son sint he range of movement of the garage
door can become trapped or struck by the
garage door. There is ariskofi njury.
When using the integrated garage door
opener, always make sure thatn obodyis
withint he range of movement of the garage
door.
GWARNING
Combustion engine semitp oiso nous exhaust
gasess uchasc arbonmonoxide. Inhaling
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these exhaust gasesleadsto poisoning. There
is ar iskoff atal injury.T herefore neve rleave
the engine running in enclose dspacesw ith-
ou tsufficient ventilation.
Programming
Programming buttons
Pa ya ttentio ntothe "Important safety notes"
(Ypage 283).
Garage door remote control Ais not included
with the integrated garage door opener.
XTurn the SmartKeytop osition2in the ignition
lock (Ypage 131).
XSelect one of buttons ;to? to us etoc on-
trol the garage door drive.
XTo start programmin gmode: press and
hol done of buttons ;to? on the integrated
garage door opener.
The garage door opene risnow in program-
ming mode. After ashort time, indicator
lamp :lights up yellow.
Indicato rlam p: lights up yellow as soo nas
button ;,=or? is stored for the first time.
If the selected button hasa lready been pro-
grammed, indicator lamp :will onl ylight up
yellow after ten second shavee lapsed .
XReleas ebutton ;, =or?.I ndicator
lamp :flashe syellow.
XTo program the remote control: point
garage door remote control Atowards but-
tons ;to? on the rear-view mirrorata dis-
tance of 2to8in(5t o20cm).
XPress and hol dbutton Bon remote control
A unti lindicator lamp :lights up green.
When indicator lamp :lights up green: pro-
gramming is finished. When indicator lamp
:flashe sgreen: pro-
gramming wa ssuccessful. Th enext stepist o
synchronize the rolling cod e(
Ypage 284).
XReleasebutton Bon remote control Afor
the garage door drive system.
If indicator lamp :lights up red :repea tthe
programing procedur efor the corresponding
button on the rear-view mirror. When doing
so, vary the distance between remote control
A and the rear-view mirror.
Th er equired distance between remote con-
trol Aand the integrated garage door opener
depends on the garage door drive system.
Severala ttempts might be necessary.Y ou
shoul dteste very positio nfor at least
25 second sbefor et rying anotherp osition.
Synchronizing the rolling code
Paya ttentio ntothe "Important safety notes"
(Ypage 283).
If the garage door systemu sesar olling code,
yo uw illa lsoh avetos ynchronize the garage
door systemw itht he integrated garage door
opene rinthe rear-view mirror. To do thisy ouwill
nee dtou sethe programming button on the door
drive contro lpan el.T he programming butto n
may be located in differen tplace sd epen ding on
the manufacturer .Itisusually locatedonthe
door drive uni tonthe garage ceiling.
Familiariz eyoursel fwitht he garage door drive
operating instructions, e.g .under "Program-
ming additional remo
te controls",b
efor ec arry-
ing ou tthe following steps.
Your vehicl emustbew ithinr each of the garage
door or gate opene rdrive. Make sure thatn ei-
thery ourv ehicl enor any persons/objects are
present withint he sweepofthe door or gate.
XTurn the SmartKeytop osition2in the ignition
lock (Ypage 131).
XGe toutof the vehicle.
XPress the programming button on the door
drive unit.
Usually ,you now have 30 second stoinitiate
the next step.
XGe tinto the vehicle.
XPress previously programmedb utton ;, =
or ? on the integrated garage door opener
repeatedly and in quick succession unti lthe
door closes.
Th er olling cod esynchronizatio nist henc om-
plete.
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Notesonp rogrammin gthe remote con-
trol
Canadia nradio frequency laws require a"break"
(o ri nterruption) of the transmission signals
after broadcasting for afew seconds. Therefore,
these signals mayn ot last long enoughfor the
integrated garage door opener. Th esigna lisn ot
recognize dduringp rogramming. Comparable
with Canadia nlaw ,som eU .S. garage door open-
ers also featur ea"break".
Procee dasfollows:
Rif youliveinC anada
Rif yo uhaved ifficultie sprogramming the
garage door opene r(regardles sofwhere you
live) when using the programming steps
XPress and hol done of buttons ;to? on the
integrated garage door opener.
After ashort time, indicator lamp :lights up
yellow.
XReleas ethe button.
Indicato rlam p: flashe syellow.
XPress button Bof garage door remote con-
trol Afor two seconds, thenr elease it for two
seconds.
XPress button Bagai nfor two seconds.
XRepeat thiss equence on button Bof remote
control Aunti lindicator lamp :lights up
green.
When indicator lamp :lights up green: pro-
gramming is finished.
When indicator lamp :flashe sgreen: pro-
gramming wa ssuccessful. Th enext stepi
sto
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ynchronize the rolling code.
XReleas ebutton Bof remote control Aof the
garage door drive.
If indicator lamp :lights up red :repea tthe
programming proces sfor the corresponding
button on the rear-view mirror. When doing
so, vary the distance between remote control
A and the rear-view mirror.
Th er equired distance between remote con-
trol Aand the integrated garage door opener
depends on the garage door drive system.
Severala ttempts might be necessary.Y ou
shoul dteste very positio nfor at least
25 second sbefor etrying another position.
Problems whe nprogramming
If you are experiencing problems programing
the integrated garage door opener on the rear-
view mirror, take note of the following instruc-
tions:
RCheck the transmitter frequency use dby
garage door drive remote control Aand
whethe ritissupported. The transmitter fre-
quency can usuall ybefound on the back of
the garage door drive remote control.
The integrated garage door opener is com-
patible with devices that have units which
operate in the frequency range of 280 to
433 MHz.
RReplace the batteries in garage door remote
control A.This increases the likelihoo dthat
garage door remote control Awilltransmit a
strong and precis esigna ltot he integrated
garage door opener.
RWhen programming, hold remote control A
at varying distances and angle sfrom the but-
ton which you are programming. Try various
angle satad istance between 2and 12 inches
(5to 30 cm) or at the same angle but at varying
distances.
RIf another remote control is available for the
same garage door drive ,repeatt he same pro-
gramming steps with this remote control.
Before performing these steps, make sure
that new batteries have been installed in
garage door drive remote control A.
RNote that some remote controls only transmit
foralimited amount of time (the indicator
lam pont he remote control goes out). Press
button Bon remote control Aagain before
transmission ends.
RAlign the antenna cabl eofthe garage door
opener unit. This can improve signa lrecep-
tion/transmission.
Opening/closingt he garage door
After it has been programmed, the integrated
garage door opener performs the function of the
garage door system remote control. Please also
read the operating instructions for the garage
door system.
XTurn the SmartKey to position 2in the ignition
lock (Ypag e131).
XPress button ;,=or? which you have
programmed to operate the garage door.
Garage door syste mwithafixed code: indi-
cator lamp :lights up green.
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