MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class COUPE 2017 CL205 Owner's Guide
Manufacturer: MERCEDES-BENZ, Model Year: 2017, Model line: C-Class COUPE, Model: MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class COUPE 2017 CL205Pages: 354, PDF Size: 8.66 MB
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must accept any interference, including inter-
ference that may cause undesired operation of
the device."
Diagnostics connection
The diagnostics connection is only intended forthe connection of diagnostic equipment at a
qualified specialist workshop.
GWARNING
If you connect equipment to the diagnostics
connection in the vehicle, it may affect the
operation of the vehicles ystems. Asaresult,
the operating safety of the vehiclec ould be
affected. There is arisk of an accident.
Do not connect any equipment to adiagnos-
tics connection in the vehicle.
GWARNING
Objects in the driver'sf ootwellcan restrict the
pedalt ravel or obstruct adepressed pedal.
The operating and road safety of the vehiclei s
jeopardized. There is arisk of an accident.
Make sure that all objects in the vehiclea re
stowed correctly, and that they cannot enter
the driver' sfootwell. Install the floormats
securely and as specified in order to ensure
sufficient clearance for the pedals. Do not use
loose floormats and do not place floormats on
top of one another.
!If the engine is switched off and equipment
on the diagnostics connection is used ,the
starter battery may discharge.
Connecting equipment to the diagnostics con-
nection can leadtoe missions monitoring infor-
mation being reset, for example. This may lead
to the vehiclef ailing to meet the requirements of
the next emissions test during the main inspec-
tion.
Qualified specialist workshop
An authorized Mercedes-Benz Center is aquali-
fied specialist workshop .Ithas the necessary
specialist knowledge, tools and qualifications to
correctly carry out the work required on your vehicle. This is especiall
ythe case for work rel-
evant to safety.
Observe the notes in the Maintenance Booklet.
Always have the following work carried out at an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center:
Rwork relevant to safety
Rservice and maintenance work
Rrepair work
Ralterations, installation work and modifica-
tions
Rwork on electronic components
Correc tuse
If you remove any warning stickers, you or oth-
ers could fail to recognize certain dangers.
Leave warning stickers in position.
Observe the following informatio nwhen driving
you rvehicle:
Rthe safety notes in this manual
Rthe vehiclet echnical data
Rtraffic rulesand regulations
Rlaw sand safety standard spertaining to motor
vehicles
Problems with your vehicle
If you should experience aproblem with your
vehicle, particularl yone that you believe may
affect its safe operation, we urge you to contact
an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center immedi-
ately to have the problem diagnosed and recti-
fied. If the problem is not resolvedtoy ours at-
isfaction, please discuss the problem again with
aM ercedes-Benz Center or contact us at one of
the following addresses.
In the USA
Customer Assistance Center
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
One MercedesD rive
Montvale, NJ 07645-0350
In Canada
Customer Relations Department
Mercedes-Benz Canada ,Inc.
98 Vanderhoof Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M4G 4C9
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Reporting safety defects
USA only:
The following text is published as required of
manufacturers under Title 49, Code of U.S. Fed-
eralRegulat ions,Part5 75 pursuant to the
"Nationa lTraffic and Moto rVehicl eSafety Act of
1966".
If yo ubelieve that your vehicl ehasad efect
which could cause acras horc ould cause injury
or death, yo ushoul dimmediately inform the
NationalH ighway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA) in addition to notifying Mercedes-Benz
USA, LLC.
If NHTSA receive ssimilar complaints, it may
ope nani nvestigation, and if it find sthat asafety
defect exists in agroup of vehicles, it may order
ar ecall and remedy campaign. However, NHTSA
canno tbecome involve dinindividual problems
between you, your dealer, or Mercedes-Benz
USA, LLC.
To contact NHTSA, yo umay cal lthe Vehicle
Safety Hotline toll-free at
1-888-327-4236(TTY: 1-800-424-9153) ;goto
http://www.safercar.gov ;orwrite to: Admin-
istrator, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20590.
Yo uc an also obtain othe rinformation about
motor vehicl esafety from
http://www.safercar.gov
LimitedW arranty
!
Follo wthe instructions in this manual about
the proper operation of your vehicl easwella s
aboutp ossible vehicl edamage. Damage to
your vehicl ethat arises from culpabl econtra-
ventions against thes einstructions is not cov-
ere deither by the Mercedes-Benz Limited
Warranty or by the New or Used-Vehicle War-
ranty.
QR codes for the rescue card
The QR code sare secured in the fue lfille rflap
and on the opposite sid eonthe B-pillar. In the
event of an accident, rescue service scan use
the QR code to quickl yfind the appropriate res-
cue card for your vehicle. The current rescue
card contains the most important information abouty
ourv ehicl einac ompact form, e.g. the
routing of the electri ccables.
Yo uc an find more information under http://
portal.aftersales.i.daimler.com/public/
content/asportal/en/communication/
informationen_fuer/QRCode.html.
Data stored in the vehicle
Data storage
Aw ider ang eofe lectronic components in your
vehicl econtain data memories.
These data memorie stemporaril yorperma-
nently store technical information about:
Rvehicle's operating state
Rincidents
Rmalfunctions
In general ,this technical information docu-
ments the state of acomponent, amodule, a
system or the surroundings.
These include, for example:
Roperating conditions of system components,
e.g. fluid levels
Rthe vehicle's statu smessages and thos eofits
individual components ,e.g. number of wheel
revolutions/speed, deceleration in move-
ment, latera lacceleration, accelerato rpedal
position
Rmalfunctions and defects in important system
components ,e.g. lights ,brakes
Rvehicl ereactions and operating conditions in
specia ldriving situations, e.g. ai rbag deploy-
ment, intervention of stability control sys-
tems
Rambient conditions ,e.g. outsid etemperature
Thi sd ataisofane xclusively technical nature
and can be used to:
Rassis tinrecognizing and rectifying malfunc-
tions and defects
Ranalyze vehicl efunctions, e.g. afte ranacci-
dent
Roptimize vehicl efunction
The data canno tbeu sedtot race the vehicle's
movements.
Whe nyourv ehicl eiss erviced, technical infor-
mation can be rea dfrom the event data memory
and malfunction data memory.
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Services include, for example:
Rrepairservices
Rservice processes
Rwarranties
Rquality assurance
The vehicl eisreado utby employees of the ser-
vice network (including the manufacturer) using
specia ldiagn ostictesters. More detailed infor-
mation is obtaine dfrom it, if required.
After amalfunction hasb eenr ectified, the infor-
mation is deleted from the malfunction memory or is continually overwritten.
Whe noperating the vehicle, situations are con-
ceivable in which this technical data, in connec-
tion with othe rinformation (i fnecessary, under
consultation with an authorized expert), could
be trace dtoaperson.
Example sinclude:
Raccident reports
Rdamag etothe vehicle
Rwitness statements
Further additiona lfunctions that have bee ncon-
tractually agree duponw itht he customer allow
certain vehicl edatatobec onveyedbythe vehi-
cle as well .The additiona lfunctions include, for
example, vehicl eloc ation in cas eofanemer-
gency.
COMAND/mbrace
If the vehicl eisequipped with COMAND or
mbrace, additiona ldataa bout the vehicle's
operation, the us eofthe vehicl eincertain sit-
uations ,and the location of the vehicl emay be
compiled through COMAND or the mbrace sys-
tem.
For additiona linformation please refe rtothe
COMAND UserM anualort he Digital Operator's
Manua land/or the mbrace Terms and Condi-
tions.
Even tdata recorders
Thi svehicl eise quipped with an event data
recorde r(EDR). Thi svehicl eise quipped with an
event data recorde r(EDR). The mai npurpose of
an EDR is to record, in certain cras hornear
crash-like situations, such as an ai rbag deploy-
ment or hitting aroado bstacle, data that will
assis tinunderstanding how avehicle's systems performed. The EDR is designed to record data
relate
dtovehicledynamics and safety systems
for ashort perio doftime,typicall y30seconds
or less.
The EDR in this vehicl eisdesigned to record
such data as:
RHow various systems in your vehicl ewere
operating
RWhether or not the driver and passenger
safety belts were buckled/fastened
RHow far (i fatall)t he driver wa sdepressing the
accelerato rand/or brake pedal and
RHow fas tthe vehicl ewastraveling.
These data can hel pprovid eabetterunder-
standing of the circumstances in which acci-
dents and injurie soccur. NOTE: EDR data are
recorde dbyyourv ehicl eonly if anon-trivial
cras hsituation occurs; no data is recorde dby
the EDR under normald riving conditions and no
personald ata(e.g. name ,gender, ag eand acci-
dent location) are recorded. However, othe rpar-
ties ,suc hasl awenforcement could combine
EDR data with the typ eofpersonal
l
yide ntifying
data routinel yacquired during acras hinvesti-
gation.
Access to the vehicl eand/or the EDR is needed
to rea ddatat hat is recorde dbythe EDR, and
specia lequipment is required .Inaddition to the
vehicl emanufacturer, othe rpartie sthat have
the specia lequipment, such as la wenforce-
ment, can rea dthe information by accessing the
vehicl eorthe EDR.
EDR data may be used in civi land crimina lmat-
ters as atool in accident reconstruction, acci-
dent claims and vehicl esafety .Since the Crash
Data Retrieval CDR tool that is used to extract
data from the EDR is commerciall yavailable,
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC ("MBUSA")e xpressly
disclaims any and al lliabili ty arising from the
extraction of this information by unauthorized
Mercedes-Benz personnel.
MBUSA will not share EDR data with others
withou tthe consent of the vehicl eowners or, if
the vehicl eislease d, withou tthe consent of the
lessee. Exceptions to this representation
includ eresponse stosubpoenasbyl awenforce-
ment; by federal, state or local government; in
connection with or arising outofl itigation involv-
ing MBUSA or its subsidiaries and affiliates; or,
as required by law.
Warning :The EDR is acomponent of the
Restraint System Module. Tampering with, alter-
ing, modifying or removing the EDR component
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may resultinamalfunction of the Restraint Sys-
tem Module and other systems.
State law sorregulations regarding EDRs that
conflict with federalr egulation are pre-empted.
This means that in the event of such conflict, the
federalr egulation governs. As of February 2013,
13 states have enacted law srelating to EDRs.
Information on copyright
General information
Information on license for free and open-source
software used in you rvehiclea nd its electronic
components is available on the following web-
site:
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/opensource
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Cockpit
FunctionPage
:Steering wheel paddle shift-
ers146
;Combination switch111
=Horn
?Instrumentcluster34
ADIRECT SELECT lever141
BClimatecontrol systems120
COverhead control panel39
DControl panel for multimedia
system and vehicle functions36
EIgnition lock131
Start/Sto pbutton131
FAdjustst hesteering wheel103
GCruis econtrol lever161
FunctionPage
HElectric parking brake153
IDiagnostics connection29
JOpenst hehood287
KLights witch110
LControl panel for:
Activatin gSteering Assist168
Switching on Activ eLane
Keeping Assist197
Deactivating PARKTRONIC174
Switching on th e360°c am-
era185
Switching on th ehead-up
display203
Vehicle swithout adriver
assistance system: map/
coi nh older
Cockpit33
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Instrumentcluster
FunctionPag e
:Speedometer
Speedometer segments200
Warning and indicator lamps:
å ESP®OF F249
÷ ESP®24 9
· Distanc ewarning255
Ð Powersteering25 7
6 Restrain tsystem41
ü Seat belt s247
K High-beam headlamps111
L Low-beam headlamps111
8 Reserve fuel level wit h
fuel filler flap location indica-
to r( right )
252
T Parking lamp s111
R Rear fog lamp111
h Tirep ressur emonitor256
;#! Turn signals111
=Multifunction display202
?Tachometer201
FunctionPag e
Warning and indicator lamps:
! Electric parking brak e
(yellow)25 2
! ABS249
; CheckEngine25 2
% This indicator lamp has
no function
Electric parking brak e(red)25 2
F USAo nly
! Canad aonly
Brake s(red)24 8
$ USAo nly
J Canad aonly
M SPORT handlin gmode
in Mercedes-AM Gvehicles251
? Coolan t253
é This indicator lamp has
no function
ACoolan ttem perature display201
B8 Fuellevel indicator25 2
iInformation on th edisplay of th eoutside
temperature in th emultifunction display can
be foun dunder "Outside temperature dis-
play" (
Ypage 201).
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Multifunction steering wheel
FunctionPage
:Multifunction display202
;Multimediasystem display
=~ Rejects or ends acall
6 Makes or accepts acall
Further telephone functions210
WXAdjusts volume
8 Mute
óSwitchesonv oice-
operated contro lnavigation
or the Voice Control System
FunctionPage
?ò Opens the menu list
9:Selects amenu
a Confirm sthe selection
% Back
Operate sthe on-board com-
puter201
ñ Switches off voice-
operate dcontrol navigation
or the Voice Control System
iIn vehicles with multimedi asystem
COMAND yo ucan find further information:
Ron the multimedi asystem in the Digital
Operator's Manual
Ron the DVD changer or single DVD drive in
the Digital Operator's Manual
Ron the Voice Control System in the sepa-
rate operating instructions
iIn vehicles with multimedi asystem Audio 20
yo uc an find further information:
Ron the multimedi asystem in the Digital
Operator's Manual
Ron the voice-operated control of the navi-
gation in the manufacturer' soperating
instructions
Multifunctions teering wheel35
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Center console
Center console, upper section
FunctionPage
:Climatecontrol systems120
;£ Hazard warning lamps112
=ØVehicle functions/
system settings butto n(see
th es eparate operating
instructions)
?% Telephoneb utton(see
th es eparate operating
instructions)
APASSENGER AI RBAG indica-
to rlamp42
AT Ai ndicator lamp73
BAnalog clock (no tavailable
on all equipmentl evels)
FunctionPage
CÕMedia butto n(see the
separate operatin ginstruc-
tions)
D$ Radio butto n(see the
separate operatin ginstruc-
tions)
EØ Navigation butto n(see
th es eparate operating
instructions)
Fþ Inserts or eject saCD
or DV D(see th eseparate
operatin ginstructions)
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Center console, lower section
FunctionPage
:Stowage compartment268
Ashtray275
Cigarettelighter275
Socket276
Cup holder274
;Adjustst hevolume/mute
(see th eseparate operating
instructions)
=Switches multimedia system
on or off (see th eseparate
operatin ginstructions)
?Moves th eseat-belt extender
forwards45
ATouchpad (see th eseparate
operatin ginstructions)
FunctionPage
BStowage compartment268
Cè ECO start/sto pfunc-
tion135
DÉ Setsthe vehicle level172
EDYNAMIC SELECT switch139
FBac kbutto n(see th esepa-
rat eo peratin ginstructions)
GMultimedia system control-
ler (see th eseparate operat-
ing instructions)
Hg Switches to th efavor-
ite sb utto n(see th eseparate
operatin ginstructions)
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Center console, lower section (Mercedes-AMGvehicles)
FunctionPage
:Ashtray275
Cigarett elighter275
Socket276
Cup holder274
;Adjustsorm utes thevolume
(see th eseparate operating
instructions)
Vehicle swithA MGPerform-
anc eexhaust system:
adjustst hevolume/
switches th emultimedia sys-
te mo n/off(see th eseparate
operatin ginstructions)
=Adjustst hevolum eofthe
AM Gsports exhaust system137
?è ECO start/sto pfunc-
tion135
ATouchpad (see th eseparate
operatin ginstructions)
FunctionPage
BStowage compartment268
CActivates/deactivate sESP®68
Activates/deactivates
SPORT handlingm ode68
DManual gearshiftin g(perma-
nent setting)146
EDYNAMIC SELECT switch
(select sthe driv eprogram)139
FBac kbutto n(see th esepa-
rat eo peratin ginstructions)
GMultimedia system control-
ler (see th eseparate operat-
ing instructions)
Hg Switches to th efavor-
ite sb utto n(see th eseparate
operatin ginstructions)
38Center console
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