MERCEDES-BENZ C CLASS 2021 Owners Manual

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stem limit s
The system limits forPa rking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cappl yto passiv eside impact pro‐
te ction.
The follo wing objectsar eno tde tected, forex am‐
ple:
R Pedes trians who approachth eve hicle from
th eside
R Objec tsplaced next to theve hicle
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gPa rking Assis t
PA RK TRONI C
* NO
TERisk ofan acci dent from objects
at clo serang e Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cma yno tde tect
cer tain obje ctsat clos era ng e. #
Whe npa rking ormane uvering theve hi‐
cle, paypar ticular attention toany
obj ect swhic har eabo veorbelo wthe
sensor s,e.g. flowe rpo ts or draw bar s.
The vehicle orother object scould oth‐
er wise bedamag ed. #
Press theé buttoninthecent ercon sole.
If th eindicat orlam pin theé buttonisno tlit,
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis act ive. Ifth eindi‐
cat orlam pis lit or theé symbol appearsin
th eins trument cluster,Pa rking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cis no tact ive.
% Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis aut omat ically
act ivat ed when theve hicle isstar ted.
Ad jus tingthe warning tones ofParking
Assis tPA RK TRONI C
Mu ltimed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Camera &Parkin g5
Set Warning Tones
Ad jus tingthe volum eof thewa rning tones #
Select Warning ToneVolume. #
Seta va lue.
Ad jus tingthe pitchof the warning tones #
Select Warning TonePitch.
Se ta va lue. Specif
yingthest ar ting pointfo rthe warning
to nes
Yo ucan spec ifywhe ther thePa rking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cwa rning tones should comm ence
wh en theve hicle isfur ther aw ay from anobs ta‐
cle . #
Sele ctWa rnEarl y. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gaudi ofa deo ut
Yo ucan spec ifywhe ther thevo lume ofamedia
sour ceinthemultimedia system isto be
re duced whenParking AssistPA RK TRONI Cgiv es
an audible warning. #
Selec tAudio Fadeout DuringWarn ingTon es. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Ac
tiv ePa rking Assis t Fu
nction ofActiv ePa rking Assis t
Ac tivePa rking Assistis an elect ronic parking
assis tance system, whic huses ultrasound with
th eassis tance ofthere ar vie wcam eraand sur‐
ro und viewcam era. When youar edr ivin gfo r‐
wa rdsup toappr oximat ely22 mph(35 km/h), Dr
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esy stem automaticall ymeasur espar king
spaces onboth sides oftheve hicle.
As soon asall requ iremen tsareme tfo rsear ch‐
ing forpar king space s,theÇ displa yappear s
in themultifunc tiondispla y.
When ActivePa rking Assisthas detected parking
spaces ,th eÈ displa yappear sin themulti‐
func tion displa y.The arro ws sho won whic hside
of thero ad detected parking spaces arelocat ed.
The yar eth en sho wninthemedia display.
The parking space canbeselect edasdesir ed.
Dependin gon thelocation ofthepar king space,
th epar king direct ion (rear wardsor forw ards)
can also beselec tedas desir ed.
When ActivePa rking Assistis act ivat ed, thetur n
signal indicat orsar eactiv ated based onthecal‐
culat edpat hof your vehicle.
When youar een tering orexitin gapar king
space, thepr ocedur eis assis tedby acc eleration ,
br akin g,steer ing and gear chang es.
Ac tivePa rking Assistis onl yan aid. Itis no ta
subs titutefo ryo ur att entio nto thesur round ings.
The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu vering and
pa rking remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at no per
son s,anim alsorobj ect set c. arein the
maneu vering rang e.
Ac tivePa rking Assistwill becan celed inthefo l‐
lo wing situat ions:
R Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis deac tiva ted.
R Youbegin steer ing.
R Youappl yth epar king brak e.
R Youen gage trans missi on positio n005D.
R ESP ®
int erve nes.
R Youopen thedoor sor thetrunk lidwhile
dr iving.
Sy stem limit s
If th eex terior lighting ismalfunct ioning,Active
Pa rking Assistis no tav ailable.
Obj ectsloc ated abo veorbelo wthede tection
ra ng eof thesensor s,e.g. overhang ingloads,
ov erhangs orloading ramp sof truc ks,or thebor‐
der sof par king spaces, areno tde tected during
mea surement ofthepar king space. Theseare
also then notta ke nint oacco untwhen calcul at‐
ing thepar king procedur e.In some circums tan‐
ces, ActivePa rking Assistma yth er efor eguide
yo uint oth epar king space incorrectl y. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
object slocat edabo veorbelo wthe
de tection rang eof ActivePa rking Assist
If th er ear eobjec tsabo veorbelo wthe
de tection rang e, thefo llo wing situat ionsmay
ar ise:
R ActivePa rking Assistma yst eer tooear ly.
R The vehicle mayno tst op infront ofthese
objec ts.
This could cause acollision. #
Inthese situation s,do notuse Active
Pa rking Assist. Ex
treme weather condition s,suc has snow or
hea vyrain, ma ylead toapar kingspac ebein g
meas ured inac curately. Pa rking spaces that are
par tiallyoc cupied bytrai le rdr aw bar smight not
be ident ified assuc hor be measur edinco rrect ly.
Onl yuse ActivePa rking Assiston leve l,high- grip
gr ound. 200
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Do
notus eAc tivePa rking Assistin thefo llo wing
situat ions:
R Inextreme weather condition ssuc has ice ,
pac kedsno wor inhea vyrain.
R When transpor tingaload that protru des
be yond theve hicle.
R Onsteep uphill ordownhill gradients ofmor e
th an appr oximat ely15 %.
R When snowch ains areins talled.
R Direct lyafte ra tir ech ang eor when spare
tir es areins talled.
R Ifth etir epr essur eis toolow or toohigh.
R Ifth esuspension isout ofalignment ,e.g.
af te rbo ttoming outonacurb.
Ac tivePa rking Assistma yalso displa ypar king
spaces that areno tsuit able forpar king, suchas:
R Parking spaces wherepar kingis prohibit ed.
R Parking spaces onunsuit ablesurfaces.
Pa rking withAc tiv ePa rking Assis t #
Press butt on1. The
media displaysho wsthevie wof ActivePa rk‐
ing Assist. Ar ea 2 displa ysdetected parking
spaces 4and vehicle path3.
% Vehicle path3 shownonthemedia display
ma ydif ferfr om theactual vehicle path. #
Ifapar king space isdispla yed: stop theve hi‐
cle. #
Select desiredpar king space 4and con‐
fi rm . #
Ifnecessar y,select thepar king direct ion (for‐
wa rdsor reve rse), and confirm .
Ve hicle path3 issho wn, depending on
select edpar king space 4and thepar king
dir ect ion. Dr
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The turnsignal indicat orisswitc hedonaut o‐
matically whenthepar king procedur e
begins.
Yo uar ere sponsible forsele cting thetur nsignal
indicat orinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi ‐
tions .If neces sary,select thetur nsignal indica‐
to raccor dingly. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto vehi‐
cle swinging outwhile parking orpulli ng
out ofapar king space
While parking orexitin gapar kingspace, the
ve hicle swings outand candrive ont oar eas
of theonc oming lane.
This could cause youto coll ide wi th object s
or other road user s. #
Payatt ention toobject sand other road
user s. #
Wher enec essar y,stop theve hicle or
cancel thepar king procedur ewit h
Ac tivePa rking Assist. #
If,forex am ple, thePlease Engage Reverse
Gear messag eappear sin themedia display: select
thecor responding transmission posi‐
tion.
The vehicle drives intoth eselect edpar king
space.
% During thepar king procedur ewit hAc tive
Pa rking Assist, th elane markings aredis‐
pla yedin green inthecamer aimag e.
On com pletion ofthepar king procedur e,the
Ø Parking AssistFinished, TakeContr olof
Vehicle displaymessag eappear s.Fu rther
maneuv ering mayst ill be nec essar y. #
Aftercom pletion ofthepar king procedur e,
saf eguar dth eve hicle agains tro lling away.
When requ ired bylegalrequ iremen tsor local
con dition s:tur nth ewheels towa rdsth ecurb.
% Youcan stop theve hicle andchang eth e
tr ans missi on positio ndu ring thepar king pro‐
cedur e.The system then calculat esane w
ve hicle path.Ifno newvehicle pathis availa‐
ble, thesy stem can chang eth etransmission
position again orcanc elthepar king proce‐
dur e. Exiting
apar king space withAc tiv ePa rking
Assis t
Re quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen parkedwit hAc tive
Pa rking Assist.
Please note that youar ere sponsible forth eve hi‐
cle and surround ingsdur ing theent ire par king
pr ocedur e. #
Startth eve hicle. 202
Driving andparking

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Press butt on1.
The media displaysho wsthevie wof Active
Pa rking Assist. #
Ifth eve hicle hasbeen parkedper pendicular
to thedir ect ion oftra vel:in area 2, selec t
dir ect ion oftra vel3 Left orRight .
% The vehicle pathsho wnonthemedia display
ma ydif ferfr om theactual vehicle path. #
Conf irm dir ection ofexit3 todrive out of
th epar king space.
% The turnsignal indicat orisswitc hedonaut o‐
maticall ywhen theex itin gpr ocedur ebegin s.
Yo uar ere sponsible forsele cting thetur nsignal
indicat orinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi ‐
tions .If neces sary,select thetur nsignal indica‐
to raccor dingly. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto vehi‐
cle swinging outwhile parking orpulli ng
out ofapar king space
While parking orexitin gapar kingspace, the
ve hicle swings outand candrive ont oar eas
of theonc oming lane.
This could cause youto coll ide wi th object s
or other road user s. #
Payatt ention toobject sand other road
user s. #
Wher enec essar y,stop theve hicle or
cancel thepar king procedur ewit h
Ac tivePa rking Assist. #
If,forex am ple, thePlease Engage Forward
Gear messag eappear sin themedia display:
select thecor responding transmission posi‐
tion.
The vehicle movesout ofthepar king space.
The turnsignal indicat orisswitc hedoffaut o‐
maticall y.
Af terth epar king space hasbeen exited, awa rn‐
ing tone and theØ ParkingAssist Finished, Dr
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Take
Control ofVehicle messagepr om ptyouto
ta ke contr olof theve hicle.
The vehicle isno taut omatically brak ed and can
ro llaw ay.Yo uha ve toacc eler ate, brak e, steer
and chang ege ar yourself again. Ma
neuv ering assistance Fu
nction ofDrive Awa yAssis t
Dr ive Aw ayAssi stcan reduce these verity of an
impact when pulling away.If an obs tacle is
de tected inthedir ect ion oftrav el, theve hicle's
speed isbrief lyreduced toappr ox.1 mp h
(2 km/ h).Ifacr itic alsituat ionisde tected, the
00CB symbol appearsinthemedia display.
% Youcan cancelaninterve ntio nby Drive
Aw ayAssi stat anytim eby deactiv ating
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI C(/ page19 9). &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent caused by
limit eddetection perform anc eof Drive
Aw ayAssi st
Dr ive Aw ayAssi stcanno tal wa ys cle arly iden‐
tify obje ctsand traf fic situ ations. #
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation; donotre ly on Drive Aw ay
Assi stalon e. #
Beprepar edtobrak eor sw erve as nec ‐
essar y,prov ided thetra ffic situat ion
per mitsand that itis saf eto take eva‐
siv eact ion. Dr
ive Aw ayAssi stisonl yan aid. Itis no ta sub‐
st itut efo ryo ur att entio nto thesur round ings.
The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu vering and
pa rking remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at no
per son s,anim alsorobj ect set c. arein the
maneu vering rang e.
A risk ofacollision mayar ise inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s,forex am ple:
R Ifth eaccelera torand brak epeda lsareint er‐
ch ang ed.
R Ifan incorrect transm ission position is
eng aged.
Dr ive Aw ayAssi stisact ive under thefo llo wing
con dition s:
R IfPa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis act ivat ed. R
Ifyo ushif tth etra nsmiss ionposition to005E or
005B when theve hicle isstatio nary.
R Ifth ede tected obs tacle isless than appr ox.
3.3 ft(1.0 m) away.
R Ifth emaneuv ering assis tance func tionis
acti vatedin themultimedia system.
Sy stem limit s
The perform anc eof Drive Aw ayAssi stislimit ed
on inclines .
% Also obser vethesy stem limits ofParking
Ass istPA RK TRONI C(/ page19 6).
Fu nction ofCross Traf fic Aler t
% Cross Traf fic Aler tis only available forve hi‐
cles withBlind SpotAssis tor ActiveBli nd
Spo tAssi st.
Cr oss Traf fic Aler tcan warndriver sof anycr oss‐
ing traffic when backingup and mane uvering out
of apar kingspace. Theradar sensor sin the
bum peralso monit orthear ea adjacen tto the
ve hicle. Ifacr itical situation isde tected, the
L symbol appearsinthemedia displayand
th eve hicle canbebrak ed aut omatically . 20
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If
th era dar sensor sar eobs truct edbyvehicles
or other object s,de tection isno tpos sible.
Cr oss Traf fic Aler tis acti veund erthefo llo wing
con dition s:
R Ifth eve hicle isbac king upatwa lkin gpace.
R Maneuv ering assis tance isacti vated
( / pag e205).
% Also obser vetheins truction son Blind Spot
Assis tand ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
( / pag e18 3).
Sy stem limit s
Cr oss Traf fic Aler tis no tav ailable onincline s.
Ac tiv atin gor deac tivatin gmane uvering
ass ista nc e
Mu ltimed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Camera &Parkin g5
Maneuverin gAssist . #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
% Maneuv ering assis tance mustbe activ efo r
th efunc tion ofDrive Aw ayAssi st
( / pag e204) andCross Traf fic Aler t
(/ page 204) . Ve
hicl eto wing instruct ions
The vehicle isno tsuit able forth euse oftow bar
sy stems that areused forflat towing ording hy
to wing, forex am ple. Attach ing and using tow bar
sy stems canlead todamag eon theve hicle.
When youar eto wing ave hicle withto w bar sys‐
te ms, safedr iving charact eristic scan notbe
guar anteed forth eto wing vehicle ortheto we d
ve hicle. Thevehicle-tr ailercombination may
sw erve from side toside. Complywithth eper‐
mitt edtowing methods (/page32 7) and the
ins truct ions forto wing withbo th axle son the
gr ou nd (/ page 328). Dr
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No
teson theins trum ent disp layand on-
boar dcom puter &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto an
In stru ment Displa ymalfu nction
If th eIns trument Displayhas failed ormal‐
func tioned,thefunc tion restrictions applying
to saf etyre leva nt systems areno tvisible.
The oper ating safetyof your vehicle maybe
im pair ed. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have theve hicle checkedimmediat ely
at aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. &
WARNIN GRisk ofdist ra ction from infor‐
mati onsystems andcomm unication s
eq uipment
If yo uoper ateinf ormat ionand comm unic a‐
tio neq uipme ntintegratedin theve hicle
when driving, youwill bedistract ed from the
tr af fic situ ation. Thiscou ldalso cau seyouto
lose control of theve hicle. #
Onlyoper ateth is eq uipmen twhen the
tr af fic situ ation per mits. #
Ifyo ucan notbe sur eof this, stop the
ve hicle whilstpa ying attention toroad
and traffic condi tions andoperate the
eq uipment withth eve hicle statio nary. *
NO
TEMercede s-AMG vehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement .
Yo uco uld other wise failto recogni ze
da ngers. Yo
umus tobse rveth eleg alrequ iremen tsforth e
cou ntryin whi chyouar ecur rentl ydr ivi ng when
op erati ng theon- boar dcom puter.
The on-boar dcom putersho wsonlydispla ymes‐
sag esand warnings from spec ific systems on
th emultifunc tiondispla y.Yo umus tth er efor e
ensur eth at your vehicle isalw aysre liable.
If th eoper ating safetyof your vehicle is
im pair ed,parkth eve hicle immediat elyand
saf ely. Con tact aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 206
Instrument Displayand on-boar dcom puter

Ins
trum ent displa yove rview 1
Speedo meter
The segment son thespeedome terindica te
th est atus esofthefo llo wing systems: cruise
con trol/limit er/Active Dis tance Assist
DIS TRONI C
2 Outside temp eratur e
3 Time 4
Area foradd itional values (exa mp le:tach om‐
et er): tach ome ter/na vigation/EC Odisp lay/
consum ption/ G-me ter/dat e
5 Cool anttemp eratur edispla y
Dur ing normal oper ation, thecoolant tem‐
per atur edisp lay is per mitt edtorise to
24 8°F (120°C).
6 Select eddrive pr ogr am 7
Select edtransmi ssionposi tion
8 Multifunction display (e xa mp le:standar ddis‐
pla yfo ra trip) :assi stanc e/teleph one/n avi‐
ga tio n/tr ip/me dia/r adio/s tylesand dis‐
pl ay s/ser vice/possible settin gsforHead-u p
Displa y
9 Fuelleve land fuel filler flap locatio nind ica‐
to r Ins
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Ov
ervie wof butt ons onthest eer ing wheel 1
P Back/Hom ebutt on(press and hold),
on- boar dcom puter
2 Touc hCon trol, on-bo ardco mp uter
3 Con trol pan elforcr uis econtr olor Active
Dis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
4 Contr olpa nel forth emultimedia system
£ Voice con trol 5
00E2 Tocal lup thehome screen ofthemul‐
timedia system
6 Touc hCon trol mult imed iasystem
7 0038 Backbutt on(multimedia system)
8 Brightn esscontrol to adjus tth elighting in
th eIns trument Displayand inthecon trol
element sof theve hicle interior Oper
ating theon-boa rdcom puter
Obser vetheleg alrequ iremen tsforth ecount ry
in whic hyo uar ecur rently drivi ng when operat‐
ing theon- boar dcom puter. The
on-boar dcom puterisoper ated using the
lef t-hand Touc hCon trol and thelef t-hand back/
home button.
When theon- boar dcom puterisbeing operated,
dif fere nt aco ustic signa lswillsou ndasoperati ng
fe edbac k,e.g. when theend ofalis tis reac hed
or when youar esc rolling thro ugh alis t.
The follo wing menusareav ailable:
R Service
R DriveA ssist
R Trip
R Navi gation
R Radio
R Media
R Phon e
R Head -upDisp.
R Vehicl eswith aninstrument displayin
th ewidescr eencockpit:Des igns
% Youcan find informa tionab ou tth epossible
se ttings andselect ionsonthemenus inthe
Dig ital Op erator' sMa nua l. 20
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Instrum ent Display and on-bo ardcom puter