dashboard warning lights MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS SALOON 2011 Owners Manual

Cup holder
Centre console .............................. 314
Important safety notes ..................314
Rea rcompartmen t......................... 315 D
Dashboard see Cockpit
Data
see Technical data
Daytime driving lamps
Switching on/off (on-board com-
puter, 12-button multifunction
steering wheel) .............................. 239
Daytime driving lights
Display message (12-button mul-
tifunctio nsteering wheel) ..............266
Display message (4-button multi-
function steering wheel) ................263
Switching on/off (on-board com-
puter, 4-button multifunction
steering wheel) .............................. 226
Switching on/off (switch) ..............119
Delaye dswitch-off
Exterior lighting (12-button multi-
function steerin gwheel) ................ 241
Interior lighting (12-button multi-
function steering wheel) ................241
Diesel ................................................. .170
Diesel particle filter ..........................175
Digital speedometer .........................231
Dipped beam Display message (4-button multi-
function steering wheel) ................261
Dipped-beam headlamps
Changing bulbs .............................. 126
Display message (12-button mul-
tifunctio nsteering wheel) ..............264
Setting for driving abroad (sym-
metrical) ........................................ 118
Setting for driving on the right/
left ................................................. 240
Switching on/off ........................... 119
Display (cleaning instructions) ........331Display message (12-button multi-
function steering wheel)
ASSYST PLUS service interva l....... 326
Calling up ....................................... 249
Driving systems ............................. 273
Engine ............................................ 270
General notes ................................ 248
Hiding ............................................ 248
Key ................................................ 289
KEYLESS-GO .................................. 289
Lights ............................................ .264
Safety systems .............................. 255
Tyres .............................................. 281
Vehicle .......................................... .285
Display message (4-button multi-
function steering wheel)
ASSYST PLUS service interva l....... 326
Calling up ....................................... 248
Driving systems ............................. 272
Engine ............................................ 268
General notes ................................ 248
Hiding ............................................ 248
Key ................................................ 288
KEYLESS-GO .................................. 288
Lights ............................................ .261
Safety systems .............................. 250
Tyres .............................................. 280
Vehicle .......................................... .283
Distance display (on-board com-
puter, 12-button multifunction
steering wheel) .................................. 237
Distance recorder 12-button multifunction steering
wheel ............................................. 231
see Trip meter
Distance warning signal (warning
lamp) .................................................. 300
DISTRONIC PLUS Deactivating ................................... 190
Display message (12-button mul-
tifunctio nsteering wheel) ..............277
Displays in the multifunctio ndis-
play ................................................ 189
Drivin gtips .................................... 190
Function/notes ............................. 183
Important safety notes ..................183
Selecting ........................................ 184 Index
9

Warning symbol for a rearward-facing child
restraint system G
WARNING
If the front-passenger airbag is not disabled:
R a child secured in a child restraint system
on the front-passenger seat could be seri-
ously and even fatally injured by the front-
passenger airbag deploying. This is espe-
cially a risk if the child is in the immediate
vicinity of the front-passenger airbag when
it deploys.
R never secure a child on the front-passenger
seat in a rearward-facing child restraint sys-
tem. Only secure a rearward-facing child
restraint system on a suitable rear seat.
R always move the front-passenger seat to
the rearmost position if you secure a child
in a forward-facing child restraint system
on the front-passenger seat.
The front-passenger airbag is not disabled:
R on vehicles without automatic child seat
recognition on the front-passenger seat
R in vehicles with automatic child seat rec-
ognition in the front-passenger seat, if no
special child restraint system with trans-
ponders for automatic child seat recogni-
tion in the front-passenger seat has been
fitted
R on vehicles with automatic child seat rec-
ognition on the front-passenger seat, if the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp
4
is not lit.
To make you aware of this danger, a corre-
sponding warning sticker has been affixed on
the dashboard and on both sides of the sun
visor on the front-passenger side.
Information about recommended child
restraint systems is available at any
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
Automatic child seat recognition on the
front-passenger seat If your vehicle does not have automatic child
seat recognition
1
on the front-passenger
seat, this is indicated by a special sticker. The
sticker is affixed to the side of the dashboard
on the front-passenger side. The sticker is
visible when you open the front-passenger
door. The front-passenger seat sensor system for
child restraint systems detects whether a
1 Vehicles without automatic child seat recognition on the front-passenger seat: if you turn the key to position
2int he ignition lock, the 4PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp lights up briefly but has no function.
It does not indicate that there is automatic child seat recognition on the front-passenger seat. Children in the vehicle
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