MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE 2019 Owner's Manual

Cleani
ngand careA voiding paintworkdam age
Mat tefinish R
Onlyuse carepr oducts approvedfo rMer cedes-Benz. R
Donotpoli shtheve hicle andalloywheels.
R Onlyuse carwashes that cor respond tothelat estengi‐
neer ingstandar ds.
R Donotuse carwash progr ams withafinal hotwa xtrea t‐
ment.
R Donotus epa int cleane rs,buf fing orpolishi ng prod ucts ,
gl oss preser vers,e.g. wax.
R Alw aysha ve paintw orkre pair scar ried out ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. No
teson cleaning decorativefo ils Obser
vetheno teson matt efinis hcar ein the
ch ap ter"No teson paintw ork/matt efinis hpa int‐ wo
rkcar e"(0013 page 348). Theyal so app lyto
matt edecor ativefo ils. Maint
enanceand care34
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Obser
vethefo llo wing informa tion: Cleaning
Avoiding dama getothedecor ative fo il
R Forclea ning, useplenty ofwa terand amild cleaning agent without
add itivesorabr asive subs tances, e.g.a car shampooappr ovedfo r
Mer cedes-Ben z.
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely,wher epossible, whilstavo iding rubbing
to ohar d.Ther eis other wise arisk ofdamagi ngthedecor ativefo il
ir re par ably .
R Ifth er eis dir ton thefinis hor ifth edecor ativefo ilis dull: usethe
Pa int Cleaner recomme ndedandapprove dfo rMer cedes-Benz.
R Insect remains: soakwithinsect remo verand rinse offth etreat ed
ar eas afte rw ards.
R Birddr oppin gs:soak withwa terand rinse offaf te rw ards.
R Toprev ent waterst ains ,dr ya fo il-wr apped vehicle withasof t,
absorbent clothafte reve rycar wash. R
The service life and color ofdecor ativefo ils areim pair edby:
- sunlight
- temp eratur e,e.g. hotair blower
- weather condition s
- stone chipping sand dirt
- chemical cleaningag ent s
- oily products
R Donotuse polish onmatt edecor ativefo il. Po lishin gwill have theef fect
of shi ning thefo il-wrapped surface.
R Donottr ea tmatt eor stru ctur eddeco rativ efo ils wit hwa x.Pe rm anen t
st ains mayocc ur. Sc
ratche s,cor rosiv edeposits, areas affect ed by
cor rosion anddamag ecaused byinc orrect car e
canno tal wa ys be com pletely repair ed.Insuc h
cases, visitaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Yo ucan obtain mor einf ormat iononcar eand
cle anin gpr oduc tsfrom themanuf acturer. In
thecase offoil-wrapped surfaces, optica ldi f‐
fe re nces mayoccu rbe twee nth esur faces that
we renotpr otect edbyadec orativ efo ilaf te r
re mo ving adecor ativefo il. 0009
Have wo rkor repair sto decor ativefo ils car‐
ri ed out ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop,
e.g. inan aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz Center. 350
Maintenance andcare

No
teson car eof vehicl epar ts 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment ifth e
winds hieldwiper sar eswit ched on while
th ewindshield isbeing cleaned
If th ewindshield wipersar ese tin mo tion
while youar ecle anin gth ewindshield or
wiper blades, youcan betrapped bythe
wiper arm. 0007
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and theignition beforecleanin gth e
winds hieldorwiper blades. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofburning from theta il‐
pipe ortailpipe trim
The tailpipe andtailpipe trim can becom e
ve ry hot.Ifyo uco me intoco ntact withth ese
car parts,youco uld burnyo urself . 0007
Alw aysbe par ticular lycareful whenin
th evicinit yof theta ilpipe andtailpipe
tr ims and super visechildr envery
clos elywhe nin this area. 0007
Beforean ycon tact, allo w thecar parts
to cool down. Obs
erve thefo llo wing informa tion: No
teson cleaning andcareA voiding vehicl edamag e
Wheel s/rims
Usewaterand acid-free whee lclea ners. R
Donotuse acidicwhee lclea nersto remo vebrak edus t.
This could damag ewheel boltsandbrak ecom ponen ts.
R Toavoid corrosion ofthebr ak ediscs andbrak epads, drive
th eve hicle fora fe w min utes afte rclea ning beforepar king
it. The brak ediscs andbrak epa dswarm upand dryout .
Wi ndo ws
Cleanwindowsinside andouts idewithadam pclo thand with
a cle anin gag ent recomme ndedforMer cedes-Benz. Do
notuse dryclo thsor abr asiv eor sol vent-ba sedcleani ng
ag ents tocle an theinside ofwindo ws.
Wi per blades
Foldout thewiper blades andclean them using adam pclo th.D ono tclean thewiper blades tooof ten. Ma
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No
teson cleaning andcareA voiding vehicl edamag e
Ext erior lighting
Cleanthelenses withawe tsp ong eand mildcle ani ng agent,
e.g .car shampoo. Onl
yuse cleaning agents orcleaning clothsth at aresuit able
fo rpla stic lens es.
Sensor s
Cleanthesensor sin thefront and rear bum perand inthe
ra diat orgrill wit hasof tclo thand carsham poo. When
usingapo we rwa sher ,maint ainaminimum distance of
11 .8 in(30 cm).
Re ar vie wcamer a
and 360°Camer a R
Open thecamer aco verwit hth emultimedia system
(0013 page19 6) .
R Usecle an waterand asof tclo thtocle an thecamer alens. Do
notuse apo we rwa sher .
Ta ilpip es
Cleanwithaclean ingagent recomme ndedforMer cedes-
Benz, especiallyin thewint erand afte rwa shing theve hicle. Do
notuse acidic cleaning agents. No
teson car eof theint erior 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom plastic
par tsbreakin gof faf te rth euse ofsol‐
ve nt-ba sedcarepr od ucts
Ca reand cleanin gpr oduc tscon tainin gsol‐
ve nts can causesurfaces inthecoc kpit to
become porous. When
theairbags aredeplo yed, plas ticpar ts
ma ybr eak away. 0007
Donotus ean ycar eor cle ani ng prod ‐
ucts containing solvents tocle an the
coc kpit. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
bleac hedseat belts
Bleac hingordyeing seat belts canseverely
we aken them.
This can, forex am ple, caus eseat beltsto
te ar or failin an acc ident . 0007
Neverblea chordyeseat belts. 352
Maintenance andcare

Obser
vethefo llo wing informa tion: Cleaning
andcareA voiding vehicl edamag e
Seat belts
Cleanwithluk ewa rmand soap ywa ter. R
Donotus ech emical cleaningag ent s.
R Donotdr yseat belts byheating them toove r17 6°F
(80 °C) orexposing them todirect sunlight .
Displa y
Cleanthesur face car efu llywith amic rofiber clothand asuit ‐
able displa ycar epr oduc t(TF T/L CD). R
Swit choffth edispla yand letit cool down.
R Donotuse anyot her cleaning products.
Plas tictrim R
Clea nwit hadam pmicr ofiber cloth.
R Forhea vysoil ing: usecarepr odu ctrecomme ndedfor
Mer cedes-Ben z. R
Donotatt achsticke rs,fi lms orsimilar materials.
R Donotallo wcos metics,inse ctrepellent orsun cream to
come incont actwith theplas tictrim.
Re alwo od/t rim
in se rts R
Clean withamic rofiber cloth.
R Blackpiano-lac quer look: clean withadam pclo thand
soap ywa ter.
R Forhea vysoil ing: usecarepr odu ctrecomme ndedfor
Mer cedes-Ben z. Do
notuse solvent-ba sedcleani ng agents, polishe sor wa xes.
Headliner Cleanwit habr ush ordrysham poo.
Car pet
Usecarpetand textil ecle ani ng agents recomme ndedfor
Mer cedes-Ben z. Maint
enance andcare353

Cleani
ngand careA voiding vehicl edamag e
Genui neleather
seat covers R
Clean withadam pclo thand then wipe withadr yclo th.
R Leat hercare:use leather car eag ent sth at have been rec‐
omme ndedforMer cedes-Benz. R
Donotall ow theleat her tobecome toodam p.
R Donotuse amicr ofiber cloth.
DIN AMIC Asea tco v‐
er s Clean
withadam pclo th.D ono tuse amicr ofiber cloth.
Imita tionleather
seat covers Clean
withadam pclo thand 1%soap ywa ter. Donotus eamic rofiber cloth.
Clo thseat covers
Cleanwithadam pmic rofiber clothand 1%soap ywa terand
all ow todry. 35
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Maint enanc eand care

Emer
gency Re
mo ving the safetyve st The
safetyve stsar elocat edinthesaf etyve st
com partments inthedr iver's andfront
passeng erdoor stow agecom partment s. 0007
Toremo ve:pu llou tsa fety vest bag 1by
loop 2. 0007
Open safetyve st bag 1and remo vethe
saf etyve st. 1
Maximum numberofwa shes
2 Maximum wash temp eratur e
3 Donotbleac h
4 Donotiron
5 Donottumble dry
6 Donotdr yclean
7 Class 2saf etyve st
The requ iremen tsdef ined bytheleg alstandar d
ar eon lyfulfille d ifth esaf etyve st isthecor rect
size andisful lyclos ed. The
safetyve st mus tbe replaced inthefo llo wing
situat ions:
R there flect ive st rips aredamag edordir ty.
R themaximum permissible numberofwa shes
is exc eeded.
R thefluor esc ence has faded. Br
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Wa
rning triang le Re
mo ving the warning triang le 0007
Push both sides ofwa rning triang leholder
1 inthedir ect ion ofthear row and open it. 0007
Remo vewarning triang le2. Se
tting upthewa rning triang le 0007
Foldside reflect ors1 upw ards toform atri‐
ang leand attachat theto pusing upper
pr ess-s tud2. 0007
Foldlegs 3down and outtotheside. Fi
rs t-aid kit(sof t-si ded) overview Fir
st-ai dkit (softsided) 1isin thetrunk inthe
lef t-hand stow agene t. 356
Break down assis tance

Flat
tire No
teson flat tires 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto aflat
tir e
A flat tirese verely affects thedr iving charac‐
te rist ics aswellas thesteer ing and braking
of theve hicle.
Ti re swith outrun-flat charact eristics : 0007
Donotdr ive on withaflat tire. 0007
Chan getheflat tireimm ediat elywit han
emer gency sparewheel orspar ewheel.
Alt ernat ivel y, consu ltaqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop.
Ti re swith run-flat charact eristics : 0007
Obse rveth einf ormation andwarning
no teson MOExt ended tires (run-f lat
tir es). In
theeve ntofaflat tire, thefo llo wing option s
ar eav ailable dependingon your vehicle's equip‐
ment :
R Vehicl eswith MOExt endedtir es: itis pos‐
sibl eto continu eth ejour neyfo ra shor t
per iod oftime. Makesur eyo uobse rveth e
no teson MOExt ended tires (run-f lattire)
(0013 page35 7).
R Vehicl eswith aTIREF ITkit: youcan repair
th etir es so that itis poss ibletocontinu eth e
jou rney fora shor tper iod oftime. Todo this,
use theTIREFI Tkit (0013 page358).
R Vehicl eswith Mercedes meconne ct:you
can makeacal lfo rRo adside Assis tance via
th eove rhead control panel inthecase ofa
br eakdo wn(0013 page306).
R Allvehicl es:chang eth ewheel
(0013 page402). No
teson MOExt ended tires (run-fl attire) 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whendr ivi ng
in eme rgency mode
When driving inemer gency mod e,thehan‐
dling charact eristic sar eim pair ed.e.g.when
cor ner ing,when accelerating stro ng lyand
when brakin g. 0007
Donotexc eed theper missible maxi‐
mum speed forMOExt ended tires. 0007
Avoid anyabr uptst eer ing and driving
maneuv ersas wellas drivin gove r
obs tacle s(cu rbs, pothol es, off-r oa d).
Thi sap plies, in pa rticular ,to aloaded
ve hicle. 0007
Stop driving intheemer gency mod eif
yo uno tic e:
R ban gingno ise
R vehicle vibration
R smok ewhic hsmells likeru bber
R con tinuous ESP®
int erve ntio n
R crac ks intireside walls Br
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0007
Afterdr iving inemerg encymode have
th erims checkedby aqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop withre ga rd totheir further
use. 0007
The defective tir emus tbe replaced in
eve rycase . Wi
th MOExt ended tires (run-f lattire), youcan
co ntinue todrive yo ur vehicle evenif th er eis a
tot alloss ofpressur ein on eor mor etir es. How‐
eve r,th etir eaf fect ed mus tno tsho wan ycle arly
vis ible da mag e.
Yo ucan recogni zeMOExt endedtir es by the
MOExt ended marking whichappear son theside
wa llof thetir e.
Ve hicl eswith tirepr ess urelos swa rning sys‐
te m: MOExt endedtires ma yonly beused incon‐
junc tionwi th an act ivat ed tirepr essur eloss
wa rning system.
Ve hicl eswith tirepr ess uremonit oring sys‐
te m: MOExt endedtires ma yonly beused incon‐
junc tionwi th an act ivat ed tirepr essur emon itor‐
ing system. If
apr essur eloss warning mess ageappear sin
th emultifunc tiondispla y,proceed asfollo ws :
R Chec kth etir efo rdama ge.
R Ifdr iving on,obser vethefo llo wing notes.
Dr iving distance possible inemer gency
mode afte rthe pres sur elo ss wa rning: Load
condit ion Driving distance pos‐
sible inemer gency
mode
Pa rtiall yladen 50miles (80km)
Fu lly laden 19mile s(30 km) The
driving distance possi ble in eme rgency
mod ema yva ry dependin gon thedr iving style.
Obser vethemaximum permissible speedof
50 mph(80 km/h).
If atir ehas gone flat and cannotbe replaced
wit han MOEx tende dtir e, youcan useast and‐
ar dtir eas ate mp orarymeasur e. TIREFIT
kitstorage location The
TIREF ITkit islocat edunder thetrunk floor . 1
Tire inflation compressor
2 Tire seala ntbottle Using
theTIR EFIT kit Re
quirement s:
R Tire seala ntbottle
R TIREFIT sticke r
R Tire inflation compressor
R Gloves(depending ontheve hicle equipment) 358
Breakdo wnassis tance