lights MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE 2015 Owner's Manual

It may be best to deactivate ESP
®
in the follow-
ing situations:
R when using snow chains
R in deep snow
R on sand or gravel
i Activate ESP ®
as soon as the situations
describe dabove no longer apply. ESP ®
will
otherwise not be abletos tabilise the vehicle
if the vehicle starts to skid or awheel starts to
spin.
Deactivating/activating ESP ®
You can deactivate or activate ESP ®
via the on-
board computer (Y page 244)
ESP ®
deactivated:
The å ESP®
OFF warning lamp in the instru-
ment cluster lights up.
ESP ®
activated:
The å ESP®
OFF warning lamp in the instru-
ment cluster goes out.
Characteristic swhen ESP ®
is deactivated
If ESP ®
is deactivated and one or more wheels
start to spin, the ÷ESP®
warning lamp in the
instrument cluster flashes. In such situations,
ESP ®
willn ot stabilise the vehicle.
If you deactivate ESP ®
:
R ESP ®
no longer improves driving stability
R Engine torque is no longer limited and the
drive wheelsa re abletospin
The spinning of the wheelsr esults inacutting
action for better traction on loose surfaces.
R Traction control is still activated
R COLLISION PREVENTION ASSISTisnol onger
available; nor is it activated if you brake firmly
with assistance from ESP ®
R PRE-SAFE ®
is no longer available; it is also not
activated if you brake firmly with assistance
from ESP ®
R PRE-SAFE ®
Brake is no longer available; it is
also not activated if you brake firmly with
assistance from ESP ®
R ESP ®
still provide ssupport when you brake
firmly Deactivating/activating ESP
®
(Mercedes‑AMG vehicles) Important safety notes
i Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tion (Y page 66).
You can select betwee nthe following statuses
of ESP ®
:
R ESP ®
is activated
R SPORT handling mode is activated
R ESP ®
is deactivated
ESP ®
is activated every time the engine is
switched on, regardless of whether ESP ®
was
deactivated before the engine was switched off. G
WARNING
When SPORT handling mode is activated,
there is agreater risk of skidding and acci-
dents.
Only activate SPORT handling mode in the sit- uations describe dinthe following. G
WARNING
If you deactivate ESP ®
,E SP ®
no longer sta-
bilises the vehicle .There is an increased risk
of skidding and an accident.
Only deactivate ESP ®
in the situations descri-
bed in the following.
In the following situations, it may be better to
activate SPORT handling mode or deactivate
ESP ®
:
R when using snow chains
R in deep snow
R on sand or gravel
R on specially designated roads when the vehi-
cle's own oversteering and understeering
characteristics are desired
Driving in SPORT handling mode or without
ESP ®
requires an extremely qualifieda nd expe-
rienced driver.
i Activate ESP ®
as soon as the situations
describe dabove no longer apply. ESP ®
will
otherwise not be abletos tabilise the vehicle
if the vehicle starts to skid or awheel starts to
spin. Driving safety systems
73Safety Z

Deactivating/activating ESP
®X
To activate SPORT handling mode: briefly
press button :.
The M handlin gmodew arnin glamp in the
instrumen tcluster lights up. The SPORT
SPORThan‐
han‐
dling mode
dling mode message appears in th emulti-
function display.
X To deactivate SPORT handling mode:
briefl
ypress button :.
The M handlin gmodew arnin glamp in the
instrumen tcluster goe sout.
X To deactivate ESP ®
:press button :until
the å ESP®
OF Fw arnin glamp lights up in
th ei nstrument cluster.
The ÷ OFF OFFmessage appears in th emulti-
function display.
X To activate ESP ®
:briefl ypress button :.
The å ESP®
OF Fw arnin glamp in the
instrumen tcluster goe sout.T he ÷ ON
ON
message appears in th emultifunction display.
Characteristics of activate dSPORT han-
dling mode
If SPORT handlin gmodeisa ctivated and on eor
mor ewheels start to spin ,the ÷ ESP®
warn-
in gl amp in th einstrument cluster flashes .ESP ®
only stabilises th evehicl etoal imiteddegree.
Whe nSPORT handlin gmodeisa ctivated:
R ESP ®
only improves drivin gstabilit ytoa limi-
te dd egree
R Traction control is still activated
R Engin etorque is no longer limite dand the
drive wheels are able to spin
The spinning of th ewheels result sinacutting
action fo rbette rtraction on loos esurfaces.
R ESP ®
still provides support when you brake
firmly Characteristics when ESP
®
is deactivated
If ESP ®
is deactivated and on eormorew heels
start to spin ,the ÷ ESP®
warnin glamp in the
instrumen tcluster doe snotflash. In suc hsitua-
tions, ESP ®
will no tstabilis ethe vehicle.
If you deactivat eESP®
:
R ESP ®
no longer improves drivin gstability
R Engin etorque is no longer limite dand the
drive wheels are able to spin
The spinning of th ewheels result sinacutting
action fo rbette rtraction on loos esurfaces.
R Traction control is still activated
R COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST is no longer
available; no risitactivated if you brak efirmly
wit ha ssistanc efromE SP®
R PRE-SAFE ®
is no longer available; it is also not
activated if you brak efirmly wit hassistance
from ESP ®
R PRE-SAFE ®
Brake is no longer available; it is
also no tactivated if you brak efirmly with
assistanc efromE SP®
R ESP ®
still provides support when you brake
firmly
ESP ®
trailer stabilisation General notes
ESP ®
trailer stabilisation is no tavailable in
Mercedes-AMG vehicles.
If your vehicle/trailer combination begin sto
lurch, ESP ®
assist syou in this situation .ESP ®
slows th evehicl edown by brakin gand limiting
th ee ngineo utput until th evehicle/trailer com-
bination has stabilised.
Important safet ynotes G
WARNING
If roa dand weather condition sare poor,
trailer stabilisation will no tbeable to prevent
th ev ehicle/trailer combination from swerv-
ing. Trailer swithah ighc entre of gravit ycan
ti po verb efore ESP ®
can detec tthis. There is
ar iskofana ccident.
Always adapt your drivin gstyle to th eprevail-
in gr oada nd weather conditions. 74
Driving safet
ysyste msSafety

Following damag
etothe windscreen, hav ethe
configuration and operation of the camera sys-
tem checked at aquali fied specialist workshop.
Function X
To activate/deactivate: activate or deacti-
vate PRE-SAFE ®
Brake in the on-board com-
puter (Y page 245).
If the PRE-SAFE ®
Brake is not activated, the
æ symbol appears in the multifunction dis-
play.
Thi sfunction will issue awarning if:
R at as peed of around 30 km/h or more ,the
distance maintaine dtothe vehicle travelling
in front is insufficient for several seconds
The · distance warning lamp then lights
up in the instrument cluster.
R at as peed of around 7km/h or more ,you
rapidl yapproach avehicle in front or apedes-
trian
An intermittent warning tone will then sound
and the ·distance warning lamp lights up
in the instrument cluster.
X Brake immediately to defuse the situation.
or X Take evasive action provide ditissafetodo
so.
The PRE-SAFE ®
Brake function can also brake
the vehicle automaticall yunder the following
conditions:
R the driver and front passenger hav ethei rseat
belts fastened
and
R the vehicle speed is between approximately
7k m/h and 200 km/h
At as peed of up to approximately 70 km/h,
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake can also detect:
R stationar yobjects in the path of your vehicle,
e.g. stopped or parked vehicles
R pedestrians in the path of your vehicle
i If there is an increased risk of
acollision,
preventive passenger protection measures
(PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS) are triggered (Y page 54).
If the risk of acollision with the vehicle in front
remains and yo udonot brake, take evasive
action or accelerate significantly ,the vehicle
may perform automatic emergency braking up
to the point of ful lbrake application. Automatic emergency braking is not performe
duntil imme-
diately prior to an imminent accident.
You can prevent the intervention of PRE-SAFE ®
Brake at any time by:
R depressing the accelerator pedal further
R activating kickdown
R releasing the brake pedal
The braking action of PRE-SAFE ®
Brake is ended
automaticall yif:
R youm anoeuvre to avoid the obstacle
R there is no longer arisk of collision
R there is no longer an obstacl edetected in
front of your vehicle STEE
RCONTROL
General notes STEER CONTROL helps yo
ubytransmitting a
noticeable steering force to the steering wheel
in the directio nrequired for vehicle stabilisation.
Thi ssteering support is provide dinparticula rif:
R both right wheels or both lef twheels are on a
we tors lippery roa dsurface whe nyou brake
R the vehicle starts to skid
Important safety notes i
Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tion (Y page 66).
No steering support is provide dfrom STEER
CONTROL, if:
R ESP ®
is deactivated
R ESP ®
is malfunctioning
R the steering is faulty
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning ,you will be assisted
further by the electrica lpower steering. Protection against theft
Immobiliser
The immobilise rprevents your vehicle from
being starte dwithou tthe correct key. Protection against theft
77Safety Z

Key functions
:
& Locks th evehicle
; F Opens/close sthe boot lid
= % Unlocks th evehicle
X To unlock centrally: press the%button.
If you do no topen th evehicl ewithin approx-
imately 40 seconds of unlocking:
R thev ehicl elocks again
R protection against theft is reactivated
X To lock centrally: press the&button.
The ke ycentra lly locks and unlocks th efollow-
ing components:
R thed oors
R theb oot lid
R thef uel filler flap
Whe nunlocking ,the turns ignals flas honce.
Whe nlocking ,the yflas hthree times.
You can also set an audibl esignal to confirm
that th evehicl ehas been locked. The audible
signal can be activated and deactivated via the
multimedia system (see th eDigital Owner's
Manual).
Only when all th ecom ponent shaveb een
locked, does th eoptical or acoustic locking con-
firmation sound.
Whe nthe locato rlighting is activated via the
multimedia system, it lights up when it is dark
after th evehicl eisu nlocke dwitht he key( see
th eD igital Owner' sManual).
X To open th
eboot lid automatically from
outsid ethe vehicle: press and hold the F
butto nuntil th eboot lid opens.
X To close th
eboot lid automatically from
outsid ethe vehicle: if thekeyis locate din th
ei mmediat evicinity of th evehicle, press
the F buttonont hekey.
Whe nthe boot lid closes you can then release
th eb utton. KEYLESS-GO
Genera lnotes Bear in min
dthatthe engin ecan be started by
any of th evehicl eoccupant sifthere is akeyin
th ev ehicl e(Ypage 148).
Lockin gand unlockin gcentrally You can start
,loc koru nlockthe vehicl eusing
KEYLESS-GO .Todothis, you need to carry the
ke yw ithy ou. You can combine th eKEYLESS-GO
function switht he function sofaconventional
key. Unloc kthe vehicl ebyu singK EYLESS-GO,
for instance ,and loc kitusingthe & button
on th ekey.
The driver's door and th edoor at whic hthe han-
dle is used mus tbothbec losed.The ke ymustbe
outside th evehicle. Whe nlocking or unlocking
wit hK EYLESS-GO ,the distanc ebetween th ekey
and th ecorre spondin gdoor handle mus tnotbe
greate rtha n1m.
Ab rief radi oconnectio nbetween th evehicle
and th ekeydetermine swhether avalid ke yisin,
or in th edirec tvicinity of, th evehicle. This
occurs, for example:
R when starting th eengine
R whils tdriving
R when usin gHANDS-F REEA CCESS
R when th eexternal door handles are touched
R during convenience closing Key
81Opening and closing Z

X
To unloc kthe vehicle: touch the inne rsur-
fac eoft he door handle.
X To lock the vehicle: touch sensor surface :
or ;.
Make sure tha tyou do not touch the inner
surface of the door handle.
X Convenience closin gfeature: touch
recesse dsensor surface ;for an extended
period.
For further informatio nonthe convenience
closing feature (Y page 94).
Deactivating and activating If yo
udon ot intend to us eakey for an extended
perio doftime,you can deactivate the KEYLESS-
GO functio nofthe key .The key will then us every
little power, thereb yconserving battery power.
For the purposes of activation or deactivation,
the vehicl edoesn ot have to be nearby.
X To deactivate: press the&button on the
key twice in rapid succession.
The battery check lamp (Y page 83)ofthe
key flashe stwice briefl yand lights up once,
then KEYLESS-GO is deactivated.
X To activate: press any button on the key.
or
X Insert the key into the ignition lock.
KEYLESS-GO and al lofits associate dfeatures
are available again. KEYLESS-GO start function
General notes Bea
rinm ind tha tthe engine can be started by
any of the vehicl eoccupants if ther eisakey in
the vehicl e(Ypage 148). Changin
gthe settings of the locking
system
Yo uc an change the settings of the locking sys-
tem. Thi smeans tha tonlyt he driver's door and
the fue lfille rflapa re unlocke dwhent he vehicle
is unlocked. Thi sisusefulify oufrequently travel
alone.
X To chang ethe setting: simultaneousl ypress
the % and& buttons for approximately si
xs econds unti lthe battery check lamp
(Y page 83) flashe stwice.
If the setting of the locking system is changed
withi nthe signa lrang eoft he vehicle, pressing
the & or% button:
R locks or
R unlocks the vehicle
The key now functions as follows:
X To unlock: press the%button once.
X To unloc kcentrally: press the %button
twice.
X To lock: press the &button.
The KEYLESS-GO functions can be changed as
follows: X To unloc kthe driver' sdoor: touch the inner
surface of the door handl eonthe driver's
door.
X To unloc kcentrally: touch the inne rsurface
of the front-passenger door handle.
X To lock centrally: touch the outer sensor
surface on one of the door handles.
X To restore the factory settings: press and
hol dthe % and& buttons simultane-
ousl yfor approximatel ysixseconds unti lthe
battery check lamp (Y page 83)flashes
twice. Emergenc
ykey element
General notes If the vehicl
ecan no longer be unlocke dwitht he
key or KEYLESS-GO ,use the emergency key ele-
ment.
If yo uusethe emergency key element to unlock
and open the driver' sdoor, the anti-thef talarm
system will be triggered .Switch off the alarm
(Y page 78).
If yo uunlock the vehicl eusing the emergency
key element, the fue lfille rflapw illn ot be
unlocke dautomatically.
X To unloc kthe fue lfille rflap: insert the key
into the ignition lock. 82
KeyOpening and closing

Removin
gthe emergenc ykey element X
Push release catch :in the direction of the
arrow and ,atthe same time ,remove emer-
gency key element ;from the key.
Further information:
R Unlocking the driver' sdoor(Ypage 88)
R Locking the vehicl e(Ypage 88)
Inserting the emergenc ykey element X
Push emergency key element ;completely
into the key unti litengages and release
catch :is back in its basic position. Battery of the key
Important safety notes G
WARNING
Batterie scontain toxic and corrosiv esubstan-
ces. If batteries are swallowed, it can resul tin
severe health problems .There is ariskoff atal
injury.
Kee pbatteries ou tofthe reach of children. If
ab attery is swallowed, see kmedica lattention
immediately. H
Environmental note Batterie
scontain pollutants.
It is illega ltodispose of them
with the househol drubbish.
The ym ustb ec ollected sep-
arately and disposed of in an environmentally responsible
recycling system.
Dispose of batteries in an
environmentally responsible
manner. Take discharged
batteries to
aquali fied spe-
cialist worksho portoacol-
lection point for used batter-
ies.
Mercedes-Benz recommend sthat yo uhavet he
batteries replaced at aquali fied specialist work-
shop.
Checking the battery X
Press the &or% button.
The battery is working properly if battery
check lamp :lights up briefly.
The battery is discharge difbattery check
lamp :doe snot light up briefly.
X Replace the battery (Y page 83).
If the key battery is checke dwithin the signal
reception rang eofthe vehicle, pressing the
& or% button:
R locks or
R unlocks the vehicle
i Yo
uc an obtain abattery from any qualified
specialist workshop.
Replacing the battery Yo
ur equire aCR20253Vc ellb attery.
X Take the emergency key element ou tofthe
key (Y page 83). Key
83Opening and closing Z

Adjusting th
esteering wheel electri-
cally :
To adjust th esteering whee lposition (fore-
and-af tadjustment)
; To adjust th esteering whee lheight
i Further relate dsubjects:
R EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature (Y page 112)
R Storing setting s(Ypage 116)
R Operating th eon-bo ard computer
(Y page 233). Steering wheel heating
Switchin gon/off X
Turn th ekeyto position 2in th eignition lock
(Y page 145).
X To switch on/off: turnthe lever in th edirec-
tion of arrow :or;.
Indicato rlamp =lights up or goe sout.
Vehicles without KEYLESS-GO :when you
remove th ekeyfrom th eignition lock, th esteer-
ing whee lheating is switched off.
Vehicles wit hKEYLESS-GO :when you switch off
th ei gnition and open th edriver's door ,the
steering whee lheating is switched off. Steering wheel
111Seats,steering wheel and mirrors Z

X
Turn the key to position 1or 2in the ignition
lock (Y page 145).
X Press button ;for the right-hand exterior
mirror or button =for the left-hand exterior
mirror.
The indicator lamp lights up in the button that has been pressed.
The indicator lamp goes out again after some
time. You can adjust the selected mirror using adjustmen tbutton :as long as the indicator
lamp is lit.
X Press adjustmen tbutton :up, down, or to
the left or right until you have adjusted the
exterior mirror to the correc tposition. You
should have agood overview of traffic condi-
tions.
The convex exterior mirrors provide alarger field
of vision.
After the engine has been started, the exterior
mirrors are automatically heated if the rear win-
dow heating is switched on and the outside tem- perature is low.
Folding the exterior mirrors in/out elec- trically X
Turn the key to position 1or 2in the ignition
lock (Y page 145).
X Briefly press button :.
Both exterior mirrors fold in or out.
i Make sure that the exterior mirrors are
alway sfolded out fully while driving. They
could otherwise vibrate.
i If you are driving faster than 47 km/h,
you
can no longer fol dintheexterio rmirrors. Resetting th
eexterior mirrors If th
ebattery has been disconnected or com-
pletely discharged, th eexter iorm irror smustbe
reset .The exterio rmirror swill otherwise not
fol dinw hen you select the Automatic Automaticmirror-
mirror-
foldin gfunction
foldin gfunction function in th emultimedia
system.
X Turn th ekeyto position 1or 2in th eignition
loc k(Ypage 145).
X Briefly press :.
Folding th eexterior mirror sin/out
automatically Whe
nthe Automatic
Automatic mirror-folding
mirror-folding func‐
func‐
tion
tion function is activated in th emultimedia sys-
te m( see th eseparat eoperating instructions):
R thee xter iorm irror sfoldina utomatically as
soo nasy ou loc kthe vehicl efromt heoutside
R thee xter iorm irror sfoldo ut automatically
again as soo nasyou unloc kthe vehicle
i If th
eexter iorm irror shaveb een folded in
manually, they do no tfoldo ut.
Exterior mirror pushe dout of position If an exterio
rmirror has been pushed out of
position (forwards or backwards), proceed as
follows:
X Vehicles withou
telectricall yfolding exte-
rior mirrors: manually mov ethe exterio rmir-
ror into th ecorrect position.
X Vehicles wit
helectricall yfolding exterior
mirrors: press and hold button :until you
hear aclick and then th emirror engaging in
position (Y page 114).
The mirror housin gisengage dagain and you
can adjust th eexter iorm irror sasu sual
(Y page 113). Automatic anti-dazzle mirrors
G
WARNING
Electrolyt emay escape if th eglassofana uto-
matic anti-dazzl emirror breaks .Electrol yteis
harmful and causes irritation .Itmustn ot
come into contact wit hyour skin ,eyes ,res-
piratory organs or clothin gorbeswallowed.
There is ariskofi njury. 114
Mir
rorsSeats ,steering wheel and mirrors

The light setting is automatically selected
accordin
gtothe brightness of the ambient light
(exception: poor visibility due to weather condi- tions such as fog, snow or spray):
R key in position 1in the ignition lock: the side
lamps are switched on or off automatically
depending on the brightness of the ambient
light.
R with the engine running: depending on the
ambient light conditions, the daytime driving
lights or the side lamps and dipped-beam
headlamps are switched on or off automati-
cally.
X To switch on the automatic headlamps:
turn the light switch to the
Ãposition. G
WARNING
When the light switch is set to Ã,the
dipped-beam headlamps may not be switched on automatically if there is fog, snow or othercauses of poor visibility due to the weather
conditions such as spray. There is arisk of an
accident.
In such situations, turn the light switch to
L.
The automatic headlamp feature is only an aid.
The driver is responsible for the vehicle lighting at all times.
The daytime driving lights improve the detecta-
bility of your vehicle during the day.
When the side lamps and dipped-beam head-
lamps are switched on, the green T(side
lamps) and L(dipped-beam headlamps)
indicator lamps in the instrument cluster light
up.
Dipped-beam headlamps When the ignition is switched on and the light
switch is in the Lposition, the side lamps
and dipped-beam headlamps are switched on
even if the light sensor does not sense dark
ambient light conditions. This is advantageous
when there is fog or rain.
X To switch on the dipped-beam headlamps:
turn the key in the ignition lock to position 2
or start the engine.
X Turn the light switch to the Lposition.
The green Lindicator lamp in the instru-
ment cluster lights up. Rear fog lamp
The rear foglamp improves the visibility of your
vehicle in heavy fog for the following traffic.
Please observe the country-specific laws on the
use of rear foglamps.
X To switch on the rear foglamp: turn the key
in the ignition lock to position 2or start the
engine.
X Turn the light switch to the LorÃ
position.
X Press the Rbutton.
The yellow Rindicator lamp in the instru-
ment cluster lights up.
X To switch off the rear foglamp: press the
R button.
The yellow Rindicator lamp in the instru-
ment cluster goes out.
Side lamps
! If the battery has been discharged to
alow
charge level, the side lamps or parking lamps
are automatically switched off to enable the
next engine start .Always leave your vehicle in
as afe position and adequately lit in accord-
ance with traffic regulations. Avoid using the
side lamps Tforaperiod of several hours.
If possible, switch on the right Xor left
W parking lamp.
X To switch on: turn the light switch to the
T position.
The green Tindicator lamp in the instru-
ment cluster lights up.
Parking lamps Switching on the parking lamps ensures that the
corresponding side of the vehicle is illuminated.
X To switch on the parking lamps: the key
should not be in the ignition lock or it should
be in position 0.
X Turn the light switch to the W(left-hand
side of the vehicle) or X(right-hand side of
the vehicle) position. Exterior lighting
119Lights and windscreen wipers Z

Adjusting th
eheadlamp range (halogen
headlamps) Headlamp range control
g
Driver's seat and front-passenger seat
occupied
1 Driver's seat ,front-pa ssenger seat and rear
seat soccupied
2 Driver's seat ,front-pa ssenger seat and rear
seat soccupied, boot laden
3 Driver's and front-passenger seat occupied
and maximum permissible rear axle load uti-
lised ,e.g.w hen towin gatrailer
The headlamp range control allows you to adjust
th ec oneofl ightfro mt heheadlamps to suit the
vehicl eload.
X Start th eengine.
X Turn th eheadlamp range control to th eposi-
tio nw hichc orres pondstot heload in your
vehicle. Combinatio
nswitch :
Main-beam headlamps
; Turn signal, right
= Headlamp flasher
? Turn signal, left X
To indicat ebriefly: press th ecom bination
switch briefly to th epressur epointint he
direction of arrow ;or?.
The corresponding tur nsignal flashes three
times.
X To indicate: press thecom bination switch
beyon dthe pressur epointint hedirection of
arrow ;or?.
X To switch on th
emain-beam headlamps:
tur nthe ligh tswitch to LorÃ.
X Press th ecom bination switch beyon dthe
pressur epointint hedirection of arrow :.
In the Ãposition, th emain-beam head-
lamps are only switched on when it is dark and th ee ngineisr unning.
The blue Kindicator lamp in th einstru-
men tcluste rlights up when th emain-beam
headlamps are switched on.
X To switch off th
emain-beam headlamps:
mov ethe combination switch bac ktoits nor-
mal position.
The blue Kindicator lamp in th einstru-
men tcluste rgoes out. Hazard warning lamps
X
To switch on th
ehazar dwarning lamps:
press button :.
All tur nsignals flash. If you no wswitch on a
tur nsignal usin gthe combination switch ,only
th et urns ignal lamp on th ecorres ponding
side of th evehicl ewill flash.
X To switch off th
ehazar dwarning lamps:
press button :.
The hazard warning lamps switch on automati-
call yif:
R an airba gisdeployed or
R thev ehicl edecelerate srapidly from aspeed
of abov e70km/hand comes to astandstill 120
Exterior lightingLight
sand windscreen wipers