MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS ESTATE 2018 Owners Manual

0007
Pull there maining lo wer section of handle
1 with a strong tug toremo veit from the
trim and then place it toone side. 0007
Reach under theright-hand side of trim 7
and lightly tug along the entire length of the
trim in order tounclip it. 0007
Release and remo veconnector 6forthe
sur round lighting. 0007
Vehicles with EASY -PAC K tailgate: pull out
th e plug connector forth e switch in thetop
ri ght of the trim. 0007
Vehicles with electric fold-out trailer tow
hit ch: unlo ckand pull out the plug connector
fo rth e switch in theto p left of the trim. 0007
Place trim 7toone side. 0007
Onthe appropriate side, unclip there maining
section of trim 8with a strong tug until
bulb holder 9is accessible. 0007
Remo vethe light bulb from bulb holder 9. 0007
Insert the new bulb in bulb holder 9. 0007
Position trim 8and engage it in place by
ge ntly tapping it with your hand. 0007
Check that all of the me tal clips are inse rted
in the sections that we replaced toone side:
two clips 2forth e upper section of handle
3, four clips 5forth e trim 7. 14 8
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0007
If not, remo vethe missing me tal clips from
th e panel apertures in theta ilgate and inse rt
th em in the cor responding positions. 0007
Take trim 7and connect plug connector 6
to the sur round lighting.
The sur round lighting does not illuminate
until theta ilgate has been closed and then
opened again. 0007
Vehicles with EASY -PAC K tailgate: insert
th e plug connector forth e switch in thetop
ri ght of the trim. 0007
Vehicles with electric fold-out trailer tow
hit ch: inse rtthe plug connector forthe
switch in theto p left of the trim. 0007
Position trim 7and engage it in place by
ge ntly tapping it with your hand, starting
from the outside. 0007
Clip in the lo wer section of handle 1again. 0007
Insert and engage the upper section of han‐
dle 3into lo wer section 1. Wi
ndscreen wipers and windscreen washer
sy stem Switching
the windscreen wipers on/off 0047
005AWindsc reen wipers off
0048 0062 Intermittent wiping, normal
0049 0063 Intermittent wiping, frequent 004A
00AA Continuous wiping, slow
004B 00A9 Continuous wiping, fast 0007
Turn the combination switch tothe cor re‐
sponding position 0047-004B. 0007
Single wipe/washing: pushthe button on
th e combination switch in the direction of
ar row 1.
R 00D3 Single wipe
R 00D4 Wiping with washer fluid Light and sight
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Switching
there ar window wiper on/off 0047
008E Wipes with washer fluid
0048 00AA Switches on intermittent wiping
0049 005ASwitches off intermittent wiping
004A 008E Wipes with washer fluid 0007
Turn the1 00C5 switch tothe cor rect posi‐
tion 0047-004A.
The 00C5 symbol appea rson the instrument
clus ter when there ar wind owwiper is
swit ched on. Re
placing the windsc reen wiper blades 000A
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th e windscreen wipers are switched on
while wiper blades are being replaced
If th e windscreen wipers begin tomo vewhile
yo u are changing the wiper blades, you can
be trapped bythe wiper arm. 0007
Alw ays switch off the windscreen wip‐
ers and ignition before changing the
wiper blades. Moving
the wiper arms tothech ange posi‐
tion 0007
Switch the ignition on and switch off again
immediatel y. 0007
Within around 15seconds, press button
00D4 onthe combination switch for appro x‐
ima tely thre e seconds (0013 page149).
The wiper arms will mo veinto thech ange
position.
Re moving the wiper blades 0007
Foldthe wiper arms away from the wind‐
screen. 15 0
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0007
Hold the wiper arm with one hand. With the
ot her hand, turn the wiper blade in the direc‐
tion of ar row1away from the wiper arm as
fa r as it will go. 0007
Slide catch 2inthe direction of ar row 3
until it engages in there mo val position. 0007
Remo vethe wiper blade from the wiper arm
in the direction of ar row4. Fi
tting the wiper blades 0007
Inse rtthe new wiper blade into the wiper
arm in the direction of ar row1. 0007
Slide catch 2inthe direction of ar row 3
until it engages in the locking position. 0007
Make sure that the wiper blade sits cor rectly. 0007
Foldthe wiper arms back onto the wind‐
screen. 0007
Switch the ignition on. 0007
Press the00D4 button on the combination
switch (0013 page149).
The wiper arms will mo veinto the original
position.
Maintenance display Light and sight
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0007
Remo veprotective film 1 from the mainte‐
nance display on the tip of the newly fitted
wiper blades.
If th e colour of the maintenance display changes
from black to yellow, the wiper blades should be
re placed.
0009 The duration until the colour changes varies
depending on the usage conditions. Changing
there ar window wiper blade Re
moving the wiper blade 0007
Switch off the ignition. 0007
Fold wiper arm 4away from there ar win‐
do w. 0007
Press bo threlease clips 2. 0007
Fold wiper blade 1inthe direction of ar row
3 away from wiper arm 4. 0007
Remo vewiper blade 1inthe direction of
ar row 5.
Fi tting the wiper blade 0007
Position new wiper blade 1with recess 6
on lug 5. 15 2
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0007
Fold wiper blade 1inthe direction of ar row
3 onto the wiper arm until there taining
clips 2engage in brac ket4. 0007
Makesure that wiper blade 1sits cor rectl y. 0007
Foldthe wiper arm back onto there ar win‐
do w. Mir
rors Operating
the outside mir rors 000A
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh adjust‐
ing vehicle settings while theve hicle is in
motion
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra ints, thesteering wheel or the mir‐
ro r while theve hicle is in motion
R ifyo ufast enyour seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion 0007
Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, the head restra ints, the st
eering wheel or the mir ror and fasten
yo ur seat belt. 000A
WARNING Risk of accident due tomis‐
judgement of dis tances when using the
outside mir ror
The outside mir rors reflect objects on a
smaller scale. The objects in view are in fact
closer than they appear.
As a result, you may misjud gethe dis tance
between you and thero ad user driving
behind you, e.g. when changing lanes. 0007
Therefore, alw ays look over your shoul‐
der in order toensure that you are
aw are of the actual dis tance between
yo u and thero ad users driving behind
yo u. Fo
lding the outside mir rors in/out 0007
Brief lypress switch 1.
Re setting the outside mir rors
0009 Ifth e battery has been disconnected or com‐
ple tely discharged, the outside mir rors must
be reset. Only then will the automatic mir ror
fo lding function workproperly. 0007
Brief lypress switch 1. Light and sight
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Ad
justing the outside mir rors 0007
Press button 3or4 toselect the outside
mir rorto be adjus ted. 0007
Press button 2toadjust the position of the
mir rorgl ass.
Engaging the outside mir rors 0007
Vehicles without electrical lyfolding out‐
side mir rors:manually mo vethe outside
mir ror into the cor rect position. 0007
Vehicles with electrical lyfolding outside
mir rors: press and hold button 1.
Yo u will hear a click and the mir ror will audi‐
bly engage in position. The outside mir ror is
set tothe cor rect position. Au
tomatic anti-dazzle mir rors function 000A
WARNING Risk of bu rns and poisoning
due tothe anti-dazzle mir ror electrolyte
Electrolyte may escape if theglass in an
automatic anti-dazzle mir ror breaks. The electrolyte is harmful and causes ir
rita‐
tion. It mu stnot come into contact wi thyour
skin, eyes,respiratory organs or clo thing or
be swallo wed. 0007
Ifyo u come into contact with electro‐
ly te , obser vethefo llowing:
R Rinse the electrolyte from your skin
and seek medical attention immedi‐
atel y.
R If electrolyte comes into contact
with your eyes, rinse them thor‐
oughly with clean water and seek
medical attention immediately.
R Ifth e electrolyte is swallo wed,
immediately rinse your mouth out
th oroughly. Do not induce vomiting.
Seek medical attention immediately.
R Immedia tely ch ange out of clo thing
which has come into con tact wi th
electrolyte.
R If an allergic reaction occurs, seek
medical attention immediatel y. The inside
rearview mir ror and the outside mir‐
ro r on the driver's side automatically go into
anti-dazzle mode if light from a headlamp hits
th e sensor on the inside rearview mir ror.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem does not go into anti-dazzle mode in
th efo llowing situations:
R the engine is switched off
R reve rsege ar is engaged
R the interior lighting is switched on Fu
nction of the front-passenger outside mir‐
ro r parking position The pa
rking position makes parking easier.
The front-passenger outside mir ror tilts down‐
wa rds and sho ws there ar wheel on the front-
passenger side in thefo llowing situations:
R the parking position is stored
(0013 page155)
R the passenger mir ror is selected
R reve rsege ar is engaged 15 4
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The front-passenger outside mir
ror mo ves back
to its original position in thefo llowing situations:
R you shift the transmission toano ther trans‐
mission position
R at speeds greater than 15 km/h
R you press the button forth e outside mir ror
on the driver's side St
oring the pa rking position of the front-
passenger outside mir ror using reve rsege ar St
oring 0007
Select the front-passen ger outside mir ror
using but ton2. 0007
Engage reve rsege ar. 0007
Movethe passenger outside mir ror into the
desired parking position using button 1.Calling up 0007
Select the front-passen ger outside mir ror
using but ton2. 0007
Engage reve rsege ar.
The front-passenger outside mir ror will mo ve
to thestored parking position. Ac
tivating/deactivating the automatic mir ror
fo lding function Multimedia sy
stem:
0018 Vehicle 0019
î Vehicle settings
0019 Auto. fold-in mirrors 0007
Activate 0073or deacti vate 0053 the function. Light and sight
15 5

Operating
the sun visors
Using the single sun visor 0007
Glarefrom the front: fold sun visor 1
down. 0007
Glare from the side: swing sun visor 1to
th e side. 0007
Vehicles with an extendable sun visor: slide
sun visor 1horizontal lyas requ ired. 15 6
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Overview of climate control sy
stems Note
s on climate control An interior air
filter must alw ays be used so that
th e air conditioning sy stem, pollution le vel moni‐
to ring and the air filtering function workcor‐
re ctly. Ma kesure that thefilter is ins talled cor‐
re ctly and thefilter housing in the engine com‐
partment is closed cor rectly using the cap and
alw ays tightly sealed when in operation. Use fil‐
te rs recommended and appr ovedby Mercedes-
Benz. Alw ays ha veservice workcar ried out at a
qu alified specialist workshop. THERMATIC control panel
overview The indicator lamps on
the buttons indicate that
th e cor responding function is activated.
Plug-in hybrid: be sure toobser vethe no tes in
th e Supplement. Otherwise, you may failto rec‐
ognise dangers. 1
0082 Setsthe driver's side temp erature
2 008F Setsthe air distribution
3 002D Setsthe air flow or switches off climate
control
4 0058 Sets climate control toautomatic
mode (0013 page159)
5 0064 Defrosts the windscreen 6
Vehicles without residual heat: 008Acalls up
th e air conditioning menu
Ve hicles with residual heat: 0006calls up
th e air conditioning menu; switches residual
heat on/off (0013 page160)
7 006C Switches there ar wind owheater
on/off
8 Vehicles without a stationary heater: 0015
swit ches synchronisation on or off
(0013 page160)
Ve hicles with a stationary heater: 003B
swit ches thest ationary heater on/off
(0013 page162)
9 0072 Switches ai r-re circulation mode on/off
(0013 page 160)
A 005A Switches the A/C function on/off
(0013 page159)
B 0082 Setsthe front passenger side temp era‐
ture THERMOTRONIC control panel
overview The indicator lamps on
the buttons indicate that
th e cor responding function is activated. Climate
control 157