interior lights MERCEDES-BENZ C CLASS 2018 User Guide

XTo deactivate:press thegrocker switch
up or down.
The indicator lamp above the grocker
switch goes out.
Air-recirculation mode deactivates automati-
cally:
Rafter approximately five minutes at outside
temperatures below approximately 41 ‡
(5 †)
Rafter approximately five minutes if cooling
with air dehumidification is deactivated
Rafter approximately 30 minutes at outside
temperatures above approximately 41 ‡
(5 †) if the "Cooling with dehumidification"
function is activated
Switching the residual heat on or off
General notes
The residual heat function is only available with
3-zone automatic climate control on vehicles for
Canada.
Once the engine is switched off, it is possible to
make use of the residual heat of the engine to
continue heating or ventilating the front com-
partment of the vehicle for approximately
30 minute s. Theheatin gor ventilation time
depends on the interior temperature that has
been set.
Activating/deactivating
XTurn the SmartKey to position uin the igni-
tion lock or remove it (Ypage 136).
XTo activate: press the!rocker switch up
or down.
The indicator lamp above the !rocker
switch lights up.
The blower will run at a low speed regardless of
the airflow setting.
If you activate the residual heat function at high
temperatures, only the ventilation will be acti-
vated. The blower runs at medium speed.
XTo deactivate: press the!rocker switch
up or down.
The indicator lamp above the !rocker
switch goes out.
Residual heat is deactivated automatically:
Rafter approximately 30 minutes
Rwhen the ignition is switched on
Rif the battery voltage drops
Perfume atomizer
Operating the perfume atomizer
GWARNING
If children open the vial, they could drink the
perfume or it could come into contact with
their eyes. There is a risk of injury. Therefore,
do not leave children unsupervised in the vehi-
cle.
If the perfume liquid has been drunk, consult
a doctor. If perfume comes into contact with
your eyes or skin, rinse the eyes with clean
water. If you continue to experience difficul-
ties, consult a doctor.
HEnvironmental note
Full vials must not be dis-
posed of with household
waste. They must be collec-
ted separately and recycled
to protect the environment.
Dispose of full vials in an
environmentally responsible
manner and take them to a
harmful substance collec-
tion point.
Operating the climate control systems131
Climate control
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Automa tic engine switch-off
If thevehicl eis braked to astandstill wit hth e
transmission in hori, theECO start/sto p
function switches off th eengin eautomatically.
The ECO start/sto pfunction is operational
when :
Rtheindicator lamp in th eECO butto nis lit
green
Rth eoutside temperature and th eatmospheric
air pressur eis within th erange that is suitable
for th esystem
Rth eengin eis at normal operating temperature
Rth eset temperature for th evehicl einterior
has been reached
Rth ebattery is sufficientl ycharge d
Rthesystem detects that th ewindshield is no t
fogged up when th eair-conditioning system is
switched on
Rth ehoo dis closed
Rth edriver's door is closed and th edriver's
seat belt is fastene d
All of th evehicle's systems remain active when
th eengin eis stoppe dautomatically.
The HOLD function can also be activated if th e
engin ehas been switched off automatically. It is
then no tnecessar yto continu eapplyin gth e
brakes during th eautomatic stop phase. When
you depress th eaccelerato rpedal ,th eengin e
start sautomatically and th ebraking effec tof
th eHOLD function is deactivated.
Mercedes-AMG C63 and Mercedes-
AMG C63 S: thenumber of consec utive a
uto
-
matic engin eswitch-off sis unlimited.
All other models: automatic engineswitch-off
can tak eplac e amaximum of four times in arow
(initial switch-off ,then three subsequen tswitch -
offs).
Aut oma tic engine start
The engin estart sautomatically if:
Ryou switch off th eECO start/sto pfunction by
pressing th eECO butto n
RMercedes-AMG C63 and Mercedes-AMG
C 63 S: you switch to drive program RACE
(S‑ MODEL), S+orS
Rall other models: you switch to drive pro -
gram S+
RMercedes-AMG vehicles: you permanently
activat emanual gearshifting (Ypage 152)
Rin transmission position hori, thebrak e
pedal is release dand th eHOLD function is no t
active
Ryou depress th eaccelerato rpedal
Ryou engage revers egear k
Ryou mov eth etransmission out of position j
Ryou unfasten your seat belt or open th edriv-
er' sdoor
Rth evehicl estart sto rol l
Rthebrak esystem require sthis
Rth etemperature in th evehicl einterior devi-
ate sfrom th eset range
Rth esystem detects moisture on th ewind-
shield when th eair-conditioning system is
switched on
Rth econdition of charge of th ebattery is to o
low
Shifting th etransmission to position jdoes
no tstart th eengine.
Deactivating oractivating the ECO
start/stop function
Mercedes-AM G vehicles
XTo deactivate: press ECO butto n:.
Indicato rlamp ;goe sout .
XTo activate: press ECO butto n:.
Indicato rlamp ;lights up.
If indicator lamp ;is off ,th eECO start/sto p
function has been deactivated manually or as
th eresult of amalfunction .The engin ewill then
no tbe switched off automatically when th evehi-
cle stops .
Driving141
Driving and parking
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