sport mode MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class COUPE 2017 CL205 User Guide

Setting the normal vehicle level
XStart the engine.
If indicator lamp ;is lit:
XPress button :.
Indicator lamp ;goes out. The vehicle is
adjusted to the height of the currently selec-
ted drive program (
Ypage 139).
Suspension settings
General notes
The Adaptive Damping System automatically
controls the calibration of the dampers.
The damping is tuned individually to each wheel
and depends on:
Ryour driving style, e.g. sporty
Rthe road surface condition,e .g. bumps
Ryour individual selection, i.e. sports or com-
fort
Your selection remains stored even if you
remove the SmartKey from the ignition lock.
Sportst uning
In theSand S+drive programs, the firmer sus-
pension settinge nsures even better contact
with the road. Select this mode when employing as porty driving style, e.g. on winding country
roads.
XSelect the Sor S+ drive program with the
DYNAMIC SELECT switch (Ypage 139).
The vehicle is lowered by 0.6 in (15 mm) com-
pared to the normal level.
Comfort tuning
In the Eand Cdrive programs, the driving char-
acteristic sofyour vehicle are more comforta-
ble. Therefore, select this mode if you favor a
more comfortable driving style. Select comfort
mode also when driving fast on straight roads,
e.g. on straight stretches of highway.
XSelect the Eor Cdrive program with the
DYNAMIC SELECT switch (Ypage 139).
The vehicle is raised to the normal level.
When driving at speeds above 78 mph
(12 5km/h), the vehicle is automatically low-
ered by 0.6 in (15 mm )intheEand Cdrive pro-
grams. When driving at speeds below 50 mph
(80 km/h) the vehicle is raised again.
AMG adaptive sport suspension sys-
tem
General notes
The electronically controlled damping system
works continuously.T his improves driving
safety and ride comfort.
The damping is tuned individually to each wheel
and depends on:
Ryour driving style, e.g. sporty
Rthe road surface condition,e .g. bumps
Ryour individual selection of Sport, Sport +or
Comfort
The suspension settingisa djusted using the
correspondingb utton in the center console.
iThe mode can also be set using the
DYNAMIC SELECT switch (Ypage 139).
This is only possible if:
Rusing the AMG adaptive sport suspension
system button on the center console, and
Rusing the DYNAMIC SELECT switch, the
same mode is selected for the chassis. This
is the case, for example, when both are set
to Comfort mode.
Each time you start the engine with the ignition
key or the Start/Stop button, Comfort mode is
activated. For further information about starting
the engine, see (
Ypage 133).
Sport mode
The firmer settingoft he suspension tuning in
Sport mode ensures even better contact with
the road. Select this mode when employing a
sporty driving style, e.g. on winding country
roads.
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XPress button:.
Indicator lamp =lights up. You have selected
Sport mode.
The AMG Suspension System SPORT
mes-
sage appears in the multifunction display.
Sport +mode
The very firm setting of the suspension setting in
Sport +mode ensures the best possible contact
with the road. Select this mode only when driv-
ing on race circuits.
If indicator lamps ;and =are off:
XPress button :twice.
Indicator lamps ;and =light up. You have
selected Sport +mode.
The AMG
SuspensionSystemSPORT +mes-
sage appears in the multifunction display.
If indicator lamp =lights up:
XPress button :once.
Secondi ndicator lamp ;lights up. You have
selected Sport +mode.
The AMG
SuspensionSystemSPORT +mes-
sage appears in the multifunction display.
Comfort mode
In Comfort mode, the driving characteristics of
your vehicle are more comfortable. Select this
mode if you favor amore comfortable driving
style, but also when driving fast on straight
roads, e.g. highways.
XPress button :repeatedly until indicator
lamps ;and =go out.
You have selected Comfort mode.
The AMG
SuspensionSystemCOMFORTmes-
sage appears in the multifunction display.
4MATIC (permanent four-wheel drive)
4MATI Censures that all four wheels are perma-
nently driven. Together with ESP®,iti mproves
the traction of your vehicle whenever adrive
wheel spins due to insufficien tgrip.
If you fail to adapt your driving style, 4MATI Ccan
neither reduce the risk of accident nor override the laws of physics. 4MATI Ccannot take
account of road, weather and traffic conditions.
4MATI Ciso nly an aid. You are responsible for
the distanc etothe vehicle in front, for vehicle speed, for braking in good time and for staying in
your lane.
If
ad rive wheel spins due to insufficien tgrip:
ROnly depress the accelerator pedal as far as
necessary when pulling away.
RAccelerate less when driving.
!Never tow the vehicle with one axle raised.
This may damage the transfer case. Damage
of this sort is not covered by the Mercedes-
Benz Limited Warranty. All wheels must
remain either on the ground or be fully raised.
Observe the instruction sfor towing the vehi-
cle with all wheels in full contact with the
ground.
iIn wintry driving conditions, the maximum
effect of 4MATI Ccan only be achieved if you
use winter tires (M+S tires), with snow chains
if necessary.
PARKTRONIC
Important safety notes
PARKTRONIC is an electronic parking aid with
ultrasonic sensors.Itm onitors the area around
your vehicle using six sensors in the front
bumper and six sensors in the rear bumper.
PARKTRONIC indicates visually and audibly the
distanc ebetween your vehicle and an object.
PARKTRONIC is only an aid. It is not areplace-
ment for your attention to your immediate sur-
roundings. You are alwaysr esponsible for safe
maneuvering, parking and exitin gaparking
space. When maneuvering, parking or pulling
out of aparking space, make sure that there are
no persons, animals or object sinthe area in
which you are maneuvering.
!When parking, pay particular attention to
object sabove or below the sensors,s uch as
flower pots or trailer drawbars. PARKTRONIC
does not detect such object swhen they are in
the immediate vicinityoft he vehicle. You
could damage the vehicle or the objects.
The sensors may not detect snow and other
object sthat absorb ultrasonic waves.
Ultrasonic sources such as an automatic car
wash, the compressed-air brakes on atruck
or ap neumatic drill could cause PARKTRONIC
to malfunction.
PARKTRONIC may not function correctly on
uneven terrain.
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iIf you select the%symbo linthe display
and confirm with the controller, the split-
screen view appears.
Exitin g360° camera display mode
The 360° camera display is stopped:
Rwhen you select transmission position P,or
Rwhen you are driving at moderate speeds
The view which was active before the 360° cam- era was displaye dappears in the multimedia
system display. You can also stop the 360°
camera display split-screen view by selecting
the % symbo linthe display and then con-
firming with the COMAND controller.
ATTENTION ASSIST
General notes
ATTENTION ASSISTh elps you during long,
monotonous journeys, such as on highways .Itis
active in the 37 mph (60 km/h) to 125 mph
(200 km/h) range. If ATTENTION ASSIST
detects typica lindicators of fatigu eorincreas-
ing lapses in concentration on the part of the
driver, it suggests taking abreak.
Important safety notes
ATTENTION ASSISTiso nly an aid to the driver. It
might not always recognize fatigu eorincreasing
inattentiveness in time or fail to recognize them
at all .The system is not asubstitute for awell-
rested and attentive driver.
The functionality of ATTENTION ASSISTi s
restricted and warnings may be delayed or not
occur at all:
Rif the length of the journey is less than approx-
imatel y30m inutes
Rif the road condition is poor, e.g. if the surface
is uneven or if there are potholes
Rif there is astrong side wind
Rif you have adopted asporty driving style with
high cornering speedsorh igh rates of accel-
eration
Rif you are predominantly driving slower than
37 mph (60 km/h) or faster than 125 mph
(200 km/h)
Rif you are driving with the active Steer Assist
of DISTRONIC PLUS
Rif the time has been set incorrectly
Rin active driving situations, such as when you
change lanes or change you rspeed
The ATTENTION ASSISTt iredness assessment
is deleted and restarted when continuing the
journey, if:
Ryou switch off the engine
Ryou take off you rseat belt and open the driv-
er's door, e.g. for achange of drivers or to
take abreak
Displaying the attention level
You can have current status information dis-
played in the assistance menu (Ypage 212) of
the on-board computer.
XSelect the Assistance display for Attention
Assist using the on-board computer
(
Ypage 211).
The following information is displayed:
Rlength of the journey since the last break.
Rthe attention level determined by ATTENTION ASSIST( Attention Level), displaye dina
bar display in five levelsf rom high to low.
RIf ATTENTION ASSISTisu nabletoc alculate
the attention level and cannot issueaw arn-
ing, the System Suspended
message
appears. The bar display then changes the
display, e.g. if you are driving at aspeed below
37 mph (60 km/h) or above 124 mph
(200 km/h).
Activating ATTENTION ASSIST
XActivate ATTENTION ASSISTu sing the on-
board computer (Ypage 213).
The system determines the attention level of
the driver depending on the setting selected:
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AMG menu(Mercedes-AM Gvehicles)
WAR MUP
:Digital speedometer
;Gear indicator
=Charge-air pressur e
?Engineoil temperature
ATransmission fluid temperature
XPress th eò buttonont hesteering whee l
to open th emenulist .
XPress :or9 on thesteering whee lto
select th eAMGmenu.
XConfir mbyp ressing aon thesteering
wheel.
Engin eand transmission oil tempera-
tures :when th eenginea nd transmission are
at normal operating temperature, oil temper-
atures ?and Aare displayed in whit einthe
multifunction display.
If th emultifunction display shows oil temper-
atur e? orA in blue, th eengineort he
transmission are no tyet at normal operating
temperature. Avoid drivin gatfull engin eout-
put during this time.
G- Meter
The G-Meter shows you th eforce stha tare exer-
te dont hedriver during th ejou rney, bot hlater-
ally and in th edirection of travel .
The maximum value sare indicated in red in th e
guidelin esystem.
XPress òon thesteering whee ltoo pen th e
men ulist .
XPress :or9 on thesteering whee lto
select th eAMGmenu.
XConfir mbyp ressing aon thesteering
wheel.
XPress th e9 buttonrepeatedly until th eG-
Meter appears.
The maximum value softheG-Meter are
saved.
XTo reset th eG-Meter: press aagain.
XUsing :or9 select Yeson thesteer -
ing wheel.
XPress ato confirm .
The maximum value softheG-Meter are
deleted.
If th eignition remain sswitched off for longer
than four hours, th eG-Meter will be automati-
call yreset .
SETUP
:Drive Comfor t/Sport/Sport +/Rac e
;Chassis Comfort/Sport/Sport +
=Transmission D/M
?Exhaust system Comfort/Sport +
AESP®On/Offor SPORT handlin gmode
Sport
SETUP displays th efollowin ginformation and
functions:
Rth eg ear indicator
Rthed igital speedometer
Rthed rive system setting
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On-boardc omputer andd isplays

Warning/
indicator
lampNSignal type
Possiblec auses/consequences and M
Solutions
åNThe yellow ESP®OFF warning lamp is lit while the engine is running or the ECO
start/stop function is activated.
ESP
®is deactivated.
GWARNING
If ESP
®is switched off, ESP®is unable to stabilize the vehicle.
Further driving systems or driving safety systems are thus restricted, e.g. Active
Blind Spot Assist. The system does not perform braking actions.
There is an increased risk of skidding and an accident.
XReactivate ESP®.
In rare cases it may be better to deactivate ESP®:
Rall vehicles except Mercedes-AMG vehicles (Ypag e67)
RMercedes-AMG vehicles (Ypag e68)
Observe the important safety notes on ESP®(Ypag e67).
XAdapt you rdriving style to sui tthe road and weather conditions.
If ESP
®cannot be activated:
XDrive on carefully.
XContact aqualified specialist worksho pand have ESP®checked.
MNMercedes-AMG vehicles only:
The yellow SPORT handling mode warning lamp is lit while the engine is running.
SPORT handling mode is activated.
GWARNING
When SPORT handling mode is switched on, ESP
®is unable to stabilize the vehicle.
There is an increased risk of skidding and an accident.
XOnly switch to SPORT handling mode in accordance with the conditions descri-
bed in the "Activating/deactivating ESP" section (Ypag e68).
Warning and indicator lamps in the instrument cluster251
On-board computer and displays
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