wheel MERCEDES-BENZ C CLASS 2021 Owner's Manual

The
electr olyteis hazar dous tohealt hand
causes irrita tio n.Itmu stnotcome intocon‐
ta ct with your skin, eye s,respir ator yor ga ns
or clo thing orbe swallo wed. #
Ifyo uco me intoco ntact withelec tro‐
ly te ,obser vethefo llo wing:
R Imm ediat elyrinse theelectr olyte
fr om your skin wit hwa terand seek
medica latt ention.
R Ifelectr olyt ecomes intocont act
wit hyo ur eyes, immediat elyrinse
th em thor oughly withclean water
and seek medicalattent ion.
R Ifth eelectr olyt eis sw allo wed,
immediat elyrinse your mout hout
th or oughl y.Do notind uce vomiting.
Seek medica latt ention immedi ately .
R Immedia tely ch ang eout ofclo thing
whic hhas been contaminat edwith
electr olyt e.
R Ifan allergic react ion occurs, seek
medi calattent ion imm ediat ely. The
inside rear vie wmir rorand theoutside mir‐
ro ron thedr iver's side willautomaticall ygo into
anti- glar emode iflight from aheadlam phit sth e
sensor ontheinside rear vie wmir ror.
Sy stem limit s
The system will notgo intoanti- glar emode if:
R The engineisswit ched off.
R Reversege ar iseng aged.
R The interior light ingisswit ched on. Fr
ont- passeng erout side mirrorpar kingpos i‐
tio nfun ction The
parking posit ionmak espar kingeasier .
The front -pass engerouts idemirrorwil lswi vel
do wn wardsin thedir ect ion ofthere ar wheel on
th efront passeng er'sside when:
R The parking position isstor ed (/ page12 5).
R Thefron t-pa ssenger mirror isselect ed.
R Reversege ar iseng aged. The
fron t-passe nger out side mirrorwil lmo ve
bac kto its original positionwhen:
R Youshif tth etra nsmiss iontoano ther trans‐
mission position.
R Youar etra veling ataspeed grea terth an
9 mp h(1 5 km/h).
R Youpr ess thebutt onforth eoutside mirror
on thedr iver's side. 12
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ivin g No
teson Mer cedes- AMGvehicl es Obser
vetheno teson thefo llo wing topics inthe
Sup pleme nt,other wise youma yfa ilto recogni ze
da ngers.
% The availabilit yof cer tain func tionsdepen ds
on theeq uipment andmodel oftheve hicle.
R Emo tion Start
R Rear axle lockin gdif fere ntia l
R AMG Perfor mance exhaus tsy stem
R AMG ceramic high-per form anc ecom posit e
br ak esy stem
R Tract ion control
R RACE STAR T
R AMG adaptivespo rtsuspension system
R AMG steer ing-wheel buttons Switc
hingonthepo we rsupp lyor ignit ion &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarelef tunsuper visedintheve hi‐
cle, they cou ld,in pa rticular :
R open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R getou tand bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c.
R ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion, forex am ple by:
R releasing thepar king brak e.
R chang ingthetra nsmiss ionposition .
R star tin gth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle SmartKey out ofreac h
of childr en. Re
quirement s:
R The Smar tKey isin theve hicle andisrecog‐
nized .
R The brak eped alisno tdep ressed. Dr
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Br
eak ing-i nno tes To
preser vetheengine during thefirs t
10 00 mile s(1 500 km):
R Drive at varying road spee dsand engine
spee ds.
R Donotdr ive at spee dsgrea terth an 85 mph
(1 40 km/ h).
R Drive th eve hicle indrive pr ogr am A
or ;.
R Shif tto thene xt highes tge ar attheve ry lat‐
es twhen theneedle reac hes thelas tth ird
bef oreth ere dar ea intheta ch ome ter.
R Donotshi ftdo wn age ar man uallyin order to
br ak e.
R Avoid overstrai ning theve hicle, e.g.driving at
full thro ttle .
R Donotde pres sth eacceler ator pedal past
th epr essur epoint (kickdo wn).
R Onlyincr ease theengine speedgraduallyand
accelera tetheve hicle tofull spee daf te r
10 00 mile s(1 500 km). This
also app lieswhe nth eengine orpar tsof the
dr ivet ra in have been replaced.
Please alsoobser vethefo llo wing breakin g-in
no tes:
R Incer tain drivin gand drivin gsaf etysy stems,
th esensor sadjus taut omaticall ywhile acer‐
ta in dis tance isbe ing driven afte rth eve hicle
has been delivered orafte rre pair s.Fu llsy s‐
te m effectiv enes sis no tre ac hed untilth e
end ofthis teac h-in proce ss.
R Brak epads, brak edisc sand tires that are
eit her newor have been replaced onlyac h‐
ie ve optimum braking effect and grip afte r
se veralhundr edkilom eter sof driving. Com‐
pensat efo rth ere duced braking effect by
appl ying grea terfo rc eto thebr ak epedal. No
teson optimiz edacceler ation If
all necess aryre qu iremen tsand activation con‐
dition sar efulf illed, thebes tpossible accelera‐
tion canbeachie vedfrom ast ands till.
Do notuse theop timiz edaccelera tiononpublic
ro ads. Individ ualwheels couldspin andyou cou
ldlos econtr olof theve hicle. Thereis an
incr eased risk ofskidding and/oraccident.
Be sureto obser vethesaf etyno tesand informa‐
tion onESP ®
(/ page16 0). Pu
lling away wit hop timi zed accel eration &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and having
an acci dent from whe elsspi nning
Whe nyo uuse optim izedacc eler ation,ind i‐
vidual wheelsco uld spin andyouco uld lose
co ntro lof theve hicle.
If ESP ®
is deactiv ated, ther eis arisk ofskid‐
ding andaccident. #
Mak esur eth at no per son sor obs tacles
ar ein theclose vicinityofyour vehicle. Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen brok en in
(/ page13 5).
R Theve hicle andtires arein good condition.
R Youar eon ahigh -grip ro adw ay. Dr
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R
The engine andtransmission areat nor mal
oper ating temp eratur e.
* NO
TEIncr eased weardue tooptimized
acceler ation When
pulling away wit hop tim ized acceler a‐
tio n,all com ponentsof thedr ivet ra in are
subje cted toave ry high load.
This canlead toinc reased component wear. #
Donotalw ayspull away wit hop tim ized
acc eleration. #
Engage the005B drive position (/page14 5). #
Movethesteer ing wheel tothest ra ight -
ahead position. #
Selec tth espor tiestav ailable drive pr ogram
B orC(/ page14 2). #
Deactiv ateESP ®
(/ page16 2). #
Depr essand hold thebr ak epedal firm lywith
yo ur leftfo ot . #
With your right foot ,full ydepr esstheaccel‐
er ator pedal. #
Afterno mor eth an five seconds, take your
lef tfo ot quickl yof fth ebr ak e, but keep the
acc elerat orpedal depresse d.
The vehicle pullsaway atmax imum acceler a‐
tio n. #
Swit chon ESP ®
once theaccelera tionproce‐
dur eis com plete.
Endin gop tim ized acceler ation #
Remo veyour foot from theacceler ator pedal. #
React ivat eth eES P®
.
% Afteryo upull away wit hop tim ized accelera‐
tio n,com ponentsof thedr ivet ra in can
becom eve ry hot,whic hmeans that opti‐
miz edacc eleration values maybe reac hed
ag ain onlyafte ra fe w min utes. No
teson driving &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
object sin thedr iver's foot we ll
Obj ectsin thedr iver's foot we llma yim pede
pedal trav el or bloc kadepr essed pedal. This
jeopar dizestheoper ating androad
saf etyof theve hicle. #
Stow allobj ect sin theve hicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intoth edr iver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alw aysins tallth efloor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur e
th at ther eis alw ayssuf ficie ntroom for
th epedals. #
Donotuse loose floor mats anddonot
place floor mats ontopof one another. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto inc or‐
re ct foot we ar
In cor rect foot we arinc ludes, forex am ple:
R Shoes withplat form soles
R Shoes withhigh heels
R Slipper s #
Alw ayswe arsuit able foot we arso that
yo ucan operat eth epedals safely. 13
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifth eignition
is switc hedoffwhile driving
If yo uswit choffth eignition whiledriving,
saf etyfun ction sar ere strict ed orno long er
av ailable.
Yo uwill need touse considerably morefo rc e
to steer and brak e, forex am ple. #
Donotswit choffth eignition whiledriv‐
ing. &
DANG ER Risk ofdeat hcause dby
ex haus tga ses
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tga ses ishazar dous tohealt h
and leads topoisonin g. #
Neverlea vetheengine or,if pr esent ,
th eauxiliar yheating running inan
encl osedspa cewithout sufficie ntventi‐
la tio n. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and ofan
acci dent dueto shif ting down onslipper y
ro ad sur faces
If yo ushif tdo wn onslipp eryro ad sur faces to
inc rease theengine braking effect, thedr ive
wheels maylose traction . #
Donotshif tdo wn onslipper yro ad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease theengine braking
ef fect. &
DANG ER Risk offata linj urydue topoi‐
sonous exhaus tga ses
If th eta ilpipe isbloc kedor suf ficie ntventil a‐
tio nis no tpo ssi ble, po isonou sex haus tga ses
suc has carbon monoxidemayent ertheve hi‐
cle. This isthecase when theve hicle
becomes stuc kin snow ,fo rex am ple. #
Keep theta ilpipe andthear ea around
th eve hicle free from snowwhen the
engine orthest atio naryheat erareru n‐
ning . #
Ope nawi ndo won theside oftheve hi‐
cle facing away from thewind toensur e
an adeq uatesupply offresh air. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tobeing under theinf luence ofalco‐
hol and drugs while driving
Dr inkin gand driving and/or taking drug sand
dr ivi ng areve ry dang erous combin ations.
Ev en asmall amount ofalcohol ordrugs can
af fect your reflex es, percep tion sand judg‐
ment .
The possibility ofaser ious oreve nfa ta lacc i‐
dent aregr eatl yinc reased when youdr ink or
ta ke drugs and drive. #
Donotdr ink ortake drugs and drive or
allo wan yone todrive who hasbeen
dr ink ing ortaking drug s. Dr
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No
teson hydropl aning
Hyd roplaning cantake place onceacer tain
amount ofwa terhas accumu lated on thero ad
sur face.
Obs erve thefo llo wing notesdur ing heavyprecip‐
it ation orinconditions inwhic hhy droplaning
ma yocc ur:
R Reduce speed
R Avoid tireru ts
R Avoid sudden steer ing movements
R Brak ecar eful ly
% Also obser vetheno teson regular lych ecking
wheels andtires (/ page335).
No teson driving through wateron the road
sur face
Wa terwhi chhas entered intoth eve hicle can
damag eth eengine, electricsand transmission .
Wa tercan alsoent ertheair intakeof theengine
and cause engine damage. Obser
vethefo llo wing ifyo umus tdr ive th ro ugh
wa ter:
R The water,when calm,ma yonl yre ac hth e
lo we redg eof theve hicle body.
R Drive at amaximum speedof6mp h
(1 0 km/ h);watercan other wise enterthe
ve hicle interior orengine compartment .
R Vehicles trave ling infront ,or onc omin gve hi‐
cles, cancreat ewav eswhic hma yex ceed the
maximu mper missi bledep thofthewa ter.
The braking effect of thebr ak es isreduced afte r
fo rd ing. Brak ecar efull ywhile paying attent ion to
th etraf fic condi tions untilbr aki ng powe rhas
been fullyrestor ed. ECO
star t/s topfunc tion Ope
ratio nof the ECOstar t/s topfunc tion
% The ECOstar t/ stop funct ionisno tav ailable
in all drive pr og rams, depe nding onthe
engine. Observethest atus displa yin the
multifu nctiondisplay fo rth is. The
engin eis switc hedoffaut omat icallyin the
fo llo wing situat ionsifall vehicle conditions for
an aut omat iceng inestop areme t:
R Youbr ak eth eve hicle toast ands tillin trans ‐
miss ionposit ion005Bor005C.
R Vehicl eswith a48 Von-b oard electrical
sy stem: Youdepr essthebr ak epedal when
tra veling atalow speed.
If th esy stem has detected one ofthefo llo wing
situat ions,th eengine willnotst op:
R Youstop atast op sign andther eis no vehi‐
cle infront ofyou.
R The vehicle that stopped infront ofyou
st ar ts up again.
R Youman euver,tur nth esteer ing wheel
shar plyor eng agere ve rsege ar.
% Ifth esy stem detects anintellige nt stop
inhibit or,fo rex am ple, ast op sign, theengine
will notst op.
If yo uact ivat eth eHOLD function oreng age
th epar kposition 005D,theengine canbe
switc hedoffin spit eof an intellig entstop
inhibit or. Dr
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#
Tryto star tth eengine again. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005Bor005E.
If 005B isselect ed,thetransmission onlyshif ts
to one gear;if 005E isselec ted, thetransmis‐
sion shiftsto reve rsege ar. #
Have thetra nsmiss ioncheckedat aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. Manual
gearshif ting When
theaut omatic transmiss ionisshif tedto
position 005B,youcan man uallyshif tit wit hth e
st eer ing wheel gearshif tpaddle. Ifper mitted, the
aut omat ictransm issionshif tsto ahigh eror lo
we rge ar depen dingon thesteer ing wheel
ge arshif tpaddle beingpulled.
Yo uha ve twoop tio ns tomanua lly shif tth eaut o‐
matic transmiss ion:
R Temp orar yse tting
R Perm anen tse tting
The gearsshif taut omat icallywhen manualgear‐
shif tingis deac tivated.
Te mp oraryse tting: #
Toactiv ate: pul lst eer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 1or2.
Man ualgearshif tingis act ivat ed fora shor t
time. Thetransmiss ionposi tion display
sho ws0063 and thecur rent gear.
% Howlon gth emanual gearshif tingst ay sacti‐
va tedis dependen ton various fact or s.
Ma nua lge arshif tingcan beaut omat ically
deac tivated inthefo llo wing cases :
R Changin gth edr ive pr ogr am
R Restar tin gth eve hicle
R When thetra nsmiss ionposition 005Bis
eng aged again R
Driving style #
Toshif tup: pull steer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 2. #
Toshif tdo wn: pullsteer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 1. #
Todeac tivate: pullst eer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 2and hold itin place .
The transm issionposit iondispla ysho ws005B.
Pe rm anen tse tting: #
Cha ngeto drive pr og ram =(/ page14 2). #
Select drive se tting 0063(/ page14 3). Gear
shiftre comm endation The
gearshif tre comme ndation assists youin
adop tingan eco nomic aldrivin gst yle. 14
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#
Ifge arshif tre comme ndation 1appea rs
ne xt to thetra nsmiss ionposition display,
shif tto there comme ndedgear. Using
kickdow n #
Maximum acceleration: depress theaccel‐
er ator pedal beyond thepr essur epoint .
To protect agains tengine overrev ,th eaut omatic
tra nsmiss ionshiftsup tothene xt gear when
max imum enginespee dhas been reac hed. Glid
emod efu ncti on *
NO
TEMercede s-AMG vehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement .
Yo uco uld other wise failto recogni ze
da ngers. Wi
th an ant icip ator ydr ivin gst yle, Glide mode
helps youto reduce fuelconsum ption.
Glide mode isch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R The com bustion engin eis disco nnect edfrom
th edr ivet ra in and continues torunin neu tral .
R The trans mis sion positio ndispl ay005B is
sho wningreen.
Glide mode isact ivat ed ifth efo llo wing condi‐
tion sar eme t:
R Drive pr og ram ; issele cted.
R The speed iswit hin asui table rang e.
R The road's courseissuit able, e.g.no steep
uphill ordownhill inclinesortight bends.
R Youdo notdepr esstheaccelera toror brak e
peda l(e xc ep tfo rlig ht brak eapp lications). %
Glide mode canalsobe activ ated ifyo uha ve
select edthe"Eco" setting forth edr ive in the
dr ive pr og ram =.
Gli de mode isdea ctivated again ifone ofthe
condi tions isno long erme t.
Gl ide mod ecan also be preve nted bythefo llo w‐
ing parame ters:
R Incline
R Downhill gradi ent
R Temp eratur e
R Height
R Speed
R Oper ating status oftheengine
R Traf fic situ ation
% Glide mod ecan beende dby pressing a
st eer ing wheel gearshif tpaddle
(/ page14 6). Fu
nction ofthe4MA TIC
4MA TICensures that all four wheel sar edr iven .
To get her withESP ®
and 4ETS,4MA TICimprove s Dr
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R
getou tand bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c.
R ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion, forex am ple by:
R releasing thepar king brak e.
R chang ingthetra nsmiss ionposition .
R star tin gth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle SmartKey out ofreac h
of childr en. *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle duetoit
ro lling away #
Alw ayssecur eth eve hicle agains tro ll‐
ing away. *
NO
TEDama gedue totheve hicle lowe r‐
ing Ve
hicl eswith AIRMA TICorleve lcontr ol:
The vehicle canlowe rbecau seoftemp era‐
tur edif fere nces orlong er non-op erati ona l
time s.Thi scan causedama getopar tsof the
body . #
When stopping theve hicle andwhen
dr iving off,mak esur eth at ther ear eno
obs tacle ssu ch ascur bsunde ror inthe
immed iatevicin ityofthebody . #
Bring theve hicle toast ands tillby pressing
th ebr ak epedal. #
Ongradients, turnth efront wheels sothat
th eve hicle willrollto wa rdsth ecurb ifit
st ar ts mo ving. #
App lytheelectr icpar king brak e. Dr
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R
ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st(coun try- depend‐
ent )(/ page17 7)
R Blind Spo tAssi stand ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
wit hex itwa rning (/ page18 3)
R ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist(/ page18 5)
Pa rking Packag e
R Rear vie wcam era(/ page19 0)
R Surround viewcam era(/ page19 3)
R Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C(/ page19 6)
R ActivePa rking Assist(/ page19 9) Fu
nction ofABS The
Anti-loc kBr ak eSy stem (ABS )re gulat esthe
br ak epr essur ein critical driving situation s:
R Dur ing braking, e.g.atfull brak eapplication
or insuf ficie nttiretracti on, thewheels are
pr ev ent edfrom locking .
R Vehicle steer ability whilebraking isensur ed.
If ABS interve nes when braki ng, youwill feel a
pulsing inthebr ak epedal. Thepulsating brak e
pedal canbeanindicat ionofhazar dous road con
dition sand canserveas are minder totake
ex tra car ewh ile dr ivi ng. Fu
nction ofBA S The
Brak eAssis tSy stem (BAS )suppor tsyour
eme rgency braking situation withadditional
br ak efo rc e.
If yo udepr essthebr ak epedal quickl y, BA Sis
acti vated:
R BASau tomatical lyboos tsthebr ak epr es‐
sur e.
R BAScan shorten thebr aking distance.
R ABS preve nts thewheels from locking .
The brak es will func tion asusual onceyo u
re lease thebr ak epedal. BASis dea ctivated. Fu
nction ofESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityPro‐
gr am) &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
dea ctivated
If yo udeac tivateES P®
,ES P®
can notcar ry
out vehicle stabiliz ation. #
ESP®
shoul don lybe deactiv ated inthe
fo llo wing situat ions. *
NO
TEMercede s-AMG vehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement .
Yo uco uld other wise failto recogni ze
da ngers. ESP
®
can moni torand improve driving stabilit y
and tract ion inthefo llo wing situat ions,wit hin
ph ysical limit s:
R When pulling away on awe tor slip pe ry road.
R When brakin g. 16
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