ABS MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS SALOON 2012 Owner's Manual

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4MATIC Function................................................ 172
12 V battery
see Battery (vehicle)
12 V so cket
see Soc ket (12 V)
48 V on-board electrical sy stem
Operating saf ety...................................... 23
230 V soc ket
see Soc ket (230 V)
360° Camera Button................................................... 226
Care...................................................... 384
Fu nction................................................ 223
Opening the camera co ver (r eve rsing
camera)................................................. 227
Selecting a view................................... .227
Setting favo urites.................................. 227
Swit ching automatic operation
on/off (r eversing camera).................... .227 A
A/C function Activating/deactivating (MBUX mul‐
timedia sy stem).....................................1 46
Switching on/off (control panel)........... 14 5
ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem) .............. .187
Ac celeration
see Kickdown
Ac cess data
Editing (Blue tooth®
)...............................3 43
Setting (Blu etoo th®
).............................. 342
Ac cident and Breakdown Manage‐
ment
Mercedes me connect...........................3 36
Ac oustic locking verification signal
Ac tivating/deactivating........................... 74
Ac tivating/deactivating automatic
vo lume adjustment
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem..... 370
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi st
Brake application................................... 215
Fu nction................................................. 213
Sy stem limitations................................. 213Tr
ailer operatio n..................................... 215
Ac tive bonn et(pedestrian pr otection)
Operation.............................................. 373
Re setting...............................................3 73
Ac tive Brake Assi st
Fu nction/no tes..................................... 206
Setting................................................... 210
Ac tive Di stance Assist DISTRO NIC
Ac tive Emergency Stop Assis t............... 206
Calling up a speed................................. 19 9
Fu nction................................................ 197
Increasing/decreasing speed................ 19 9
Re quirements:...................................... .199
Ro ute-based speed adap tatio n.............. 202
Selecting............................................... 19 9
St eering wheel buttons..........................1 99
St oring a speed.....................................1 99
Switching off/deactivating.................... 19 9
Switching on/activating........................ 19 9
Sy stem limitations.................................1 97
Ac tive Eme rgency Stop Assist ................ .206
Ac tive headlamps...................................... 12 9
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist
Ac tivating/deactivating......................... 217 Index
513
Internal use only

Ad
justing treble, mid-range and bass
setting s.................................................. 371
Calling up the sound menu.................... 371
Information............................................ 371
Switching volume adjustment on/of f.... 371
Ad versewe ather light ............................... 13 0
Af ter-sales service centre
see ASS YST PLUS
Air distribution Setting................................................... 14 4
Air freshener sy stem
see Fragrance sy stem
Air inlet see Air-water duct
Air pressure see Tyre pressure
Air suspension see AIRMATIC
Air vents
Ad justing (front).................................... 15 3
Ad justing (rear)..................................... .153
Air vents
see Air vents Ai
r-conditioning sy stem
see Climate control
Air-recirculation mode.............................. 147
Air-water duct Keeping free.......................................... 381
Airbag Activation................................................ 38
Fr ont airbag (driver, front passenger)...... 43
Ins tallation locations.............................. .43
Knee airbag............................................ .43
Overview................................................. 43
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp....... 48
Pr otection................................................ 44
Re duced pr otection.................................46
Side airba g.............................................. 43
Wi ndow airba g......................................... 43
Ai rflow
Setting................................................... 14 4
AIRM ATIC
Setting.................................................. .219
Suspension............................................ 219
Alarm sy stem
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem) All-wheel drive
see 4MATIC
Alternative route
see Route
Ambient lighting Setting (multimedia sy stem)..................1 34
Android Auto
Connecting a mobile phon e...................330
Ending................................................... 331
Information............................................ 330
Overview.............................................. .329
Sound settings....................................... 331
Tr ans ferred vehicle data........................3 31
Animals Pets in theve hicle................................... 72
Anti-lock braking sy stem
see ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem)
Anti-skid chains
see Snow chains
Anti-theft pr otection
Ad ditional door loc k................................ .76
Immobiliser............................................. 94 Index
515
Internal use only

HANDS-FREE
ACCES S............................. 83
Locking separately.................................. 85
Opening................................................... 80
Opening dimensions.............................. 440
Brake Assist System
see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem)
Brake fluid
No tes....................................................4 38
Brake forc e distribution
EBD (Elect ronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion).......................................................1 90
Brakes ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem).............1 87
Ac tive Brake Assi st................................ 206
Ad aptive brake lights............................. 19 2
BA S (Brake Assi stSystem).................... 187
Driving tips........................................... .159
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion).......................................................1 90
HOLD function....................................... 19 0
Limited braking ef fect (salt-treated
ro ads).................................................... 15 9
New/replaced brakepads/brake
discs...................................................... 157Ru
nning-in no tes.................................... 157
Braking assistance see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem)
Breakdown Overview of the help functions................ 18
To w- starting......................................... .407
To wing away.......................................... 403
Tr ansporting theve hicle........................ 405
Wheel chang e....................................... .418
Breakdown see Flat tyre
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem
Ad justing the balance/fader................. 370
Ad justing the sound focus..................... 370
Ad justing treble, mid-range and bass
setting s................................................. 370
Au tomatic volume adjustment............... 370
Calling up the sound menu.................... 370
Information............................................ 369
Switching the sur round sound on/off...3 70
Buttons Steering wheel....................................... 24 6 C
Call list Making a call........................................ .324
Overview............................................... 323
Calling up the sound menu
Adva nced sound sy stem........................3 71
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem..... 370
Calls Accepting.............................................. 320
Ac tivating functions du ring a cal l.......... 320
Calls wi thseveral participant s............... 320
Declining............................................... 320
Ending a call.......................................... 320
Incoming call du ring an existing call......3 21
Making.................................................. 320
Mercedes me.........................................3 31
Camera see 360° Camera
see Reversing camera
Car key
see Key
Car wash
see Care 518
Index
Internal use only

Contacts
Calling up.............................................. 322
Deleting................................................ .323
Downloading (from mobile phone)......... 321
Importing.............................................. 322
Importing (o verview)............................. 322
Information........................................... .321
Making a call......................................... 323
Na me form at......................................... 322
Options................................................ .323
St oring..................................................3 23
Controller Operating.............................................. 267
Conv enience closing .................................. .88
Con venience opening ..................................87
Coolant (engine) Check le vel............................................ 379
No tes....................................................4 38
Cooling see Clima tecontrol
Co pyright..................................................... 36
Cornering light ...........................................1 29
Cross Traf fic Alert..................................... 236 Crosswind Assist
Function/no tes..................................... 189
Cruise control Activating.............................................. 19 5
Buttons.................................................. 19 5
Calling up a spee d................................. 19 5
Deactivating.......................................... 19 5
Fu nction................................................ 194
Re quirements........................................ 19 5
Selecting............................................... 19 5
Setting a speed..................................... 19 5
St oring a speed.....................................1 95
Sy stem limitations................................. 194 D
Dashboa rd
see Cockpit
Data acquisition Vehicle.................................................... 33
Data import/export Function/no tes..................................... 280
Importing/exporting.............................. 281
Data pr otection rights
Data storage............................................ 36 Data
storage
Data pr otection rights............................. 36
Electro nic control units........................... 33
Online service s........................................ 35
Ve hicle.................................................... 33
Date Setting the time and date automati‐
cally....................................................... 275
Deactivating the ala rm(ATA ) ...................... 95
Deale rship
see Qualified speciali stwo rkshop
Declaration of conformity Electromagnetic compatibility.................25
Jack......................................................... 28
Specific absor ption rate.......................... 25
TIREFIT kit............................................... 29
Wi reless vehicle components.................. 25
Decorative foil (cleaning instructions) .... 383
DeNOx agent see AdBlue ®
De stination
Editing intermediate destinations......... .292
Editing the pr evious destinations.......... 303 Index
521
Internal use only

Driving abroad
Symmetrical low beam.......................... 12 5
Driving saf ety sy stem
ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem).............1 87
Ac tive Brake Assi st................................ 206
Ad aptive brake lights............................. 19 2
BA S (Brake Assi stSystem).................... 187
Cameras............................................... .186
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion).......................................................1 90
ESP ®
Crosswind Assis t.......................... 189
ESP ®
trailer stabilisation.......................1 89
Overview.............................................. .186
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensor s................ 186
Re sponsibility........................................1 85
ST EER CONTROL................................... 19 0
Driving sy stem
DY NA MIC BODY CONTROL.................... 218
Driving sy stem
see 360° Camera
see Active Blind Spot Assi st
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
see Active Emergency Stop Assist
see Active Lane Keeping Assist
see Active Parking Assist see
Active Speed Limit Assi st
see Active Steering Assist
see AIRMATIC
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind Spot Assist
see Cruise control
see Driving saf ety sy stem
see HOLD function
see Limiter
see Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
see Reversing camera
see Traf fic Sign Assi st
Driving tips Driving abroad (symmetrical low
beam)....................................................1 25
Gene ral driving tips.............................. .159
optimised acceleratio n..........................15 8
Ru nning-in no tes.................................... 157
Dr ows iness de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
DY NA MIC BODY CONT ROL
Chassis.................................................. 218
Dynamic handling cont rol sy stem
see ESP ®
(Elect ronic Stability Prog ram) DY
NA MIC SELECT
Configuri ng drive program I................... 167
Displ aying engine data........................... 167
Displ aying vehicle dat a.......................... 167
Drive prog ram displa y............................ 16 6
Drive prog rams...................................... 16 5
Fu nction................................................ 16 5
Operating (DYNAMIC SELECT switch)....1 66
Selecting the drive prog ram.................. 16 6
Showing ope ration feedback.................1 67 E
E10 ............................................................ .432
Easy entry feature
Fu nction/no tes..................................... 109
Setting................................................... 11 0
Easy exitfeature
Fu nction/no tes..................................... 109
Setting................................................... 11 0
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion)
Function/no tes..................................... 19 0
ECO Assist Function/no tes..................................... 16 4 Index
527
Internal use only

Setting summer time................................2
75
Setting the da teform at............................ .276
Setting the distance unit .......................... 280
Setting the map scale
see Map
Shift paddles see Steering wheel gearshift paddles
Shifting gears
Gea rshift recommendation.................... 17 0
Short messages see Text messa ges
Side airbag...................................................43
Side impact pr otection............................. 229
Side windo ws
Au tomatic function.................................. 87
Child saf ety lock in there ar.................... .71
Closin g................................................... .85
Closing using theke y.............................. 88
Co nvenience closing............................... 88
Con venience opening.............................. 87
Opening................................................... 85
Opening with theke y.............................. .87
Problem................................................... 88 Ra
in-closing feature................................ .87
Ro ller sunblin d........................................ 93
Sliding sun roof
Au tomatic features................................. .92
Closin g................................................... .89
Closing using theke y.............................. 88
Opening................................................... 89
Opening wi th theke y.............................. .87
Problem................................................... 92
Ra in-closing feature................................ .92
Smart card Inserting................................................ 368
Smartphone see Android Auto
see Apple CarPlay ®
see Mercedes-Benz Link
see Telephone
Snow chains............................................... 41 0
Soc ket (12 V)
Boot/luggage compa rtment.................. 12 0
Fr ont centre console............................ .120
Soc ket (230 V)
Re ar...................................................... .121 Software update
Performing............................................2 84
Software update s.................................. 283
Sy stem updates..................................... 284
Sound PRE-SAFE ®
Sound.................................... 51
Wheels and tyres................................... 41 0
Sound see Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem
see Tone settings
Sound settings Adjusting the balance/fader................. 369
Ad justing treble, mid-range and bass
setting s................................................. 369
Au tomatic volume adjustment............... 369
Spa rewheel
see Emer gency spa rewheel
Specific absor ption rate ............................. 25
Speech dialogue sy stem
see LINGU ATRO NIC
Speed limit for winter tyres
Setting................................................... 197 Index
543
Internal use only

Wa
rning/indicator lamp
! ABSwarning lamp....................... .508
J Brake sy stem warning lamp
(red)...................................................... 506
J Brake sy stem warning lamp
(yellow).................................................. 506
ÿ Coolant warning lamp................. .502
! Electric parking brake indicator
lamp (red).............................................. 505
# Electrical fault warning lamp....... .504
; Engine diagnosis warning lamp....5 04
å ESP®
OFF warning lamp.............. .510
÷ ESP®
wa rning lamp..................... .509
8 Fuelreser ve wa rning lamp
lights up................................................ 505
Ù Powe rst eering warning lamp
(red)...................................................... .501
6 Restra int sy stem warning lamp....5 00
ü Seat belt warning lamp............... .500 ä
Suspension warning lamp (yel‐
low)....................................................... 508
! The elect ric pa rking brake (yel‐
low) indicator lamp............................... .505
ï Trailer tow hit chwarning lam p..... 502
h Tyre pressure monitoring sys‐
te m wa rning lamp................................. .511
L Warning lamp for dis tance
wa rning function................................... .507
Wa rning/indicator lamps
Overview............................................... 498
PA SSENGER AIR BAG.............................. 48
Wa rranty ...................................................... 33
Wa sher fluid
see Windsc reen washer fluid
Wa shing byhand (care)............................ 382
Wa ter tank
see Air-water duct
We ather information ................................. 313What3words
Destination entry with a 3 word
address................................................. 293
Wheel change
Fitting a new wheel............................... 422
Lo we ring theve hicle.............................4 23
Prepa ration............................................ 41 8
Ra ising theve hicle................................4 20
Re moving a wheel................................. 422
Re moving/fitting hub caps....................4 19
Wheel change
see Emergency spare wheel
Wheel rotation .......................................... .417
Wheels Care ...................................................... 384
Changing hub caps................................ 419
Checking............................................... .410
Checking the tyre pressure (tyre
pressure monitoring sy stem)................. 413
Fitting................................................... .422
Flat tyr e................................................. 390
Inter changing......................................... 417
MOExtended tyres................................. 391
Noise.....................................................4 10 Index
551
Internal use only

No
tes on fitting...................................... 414
Re moving.............................................. 422
Re placing.......................................4 14,41 8
Re starting the tyre pressure monitor‐
ing sy stem.............................................4 13
Selection................................................ 414
Snow chains.......................................... 41 0
St oring................................................... 417
TIREFIT kit............................................. 392
Ty re pressure (N otes).............................4 11
Ty re pressure monitoring sy stem
(function)............................................... 412
Ty re pressure table................................ 412
Un usual handling characteristic s...........410
Wi -Fi
Overview............................................... 277
Setting................................................... 277
Setting up a hotspot.............................. 278
Setting up an Internet connection......... 341
Wi descreen cock pit instrument dis‐
play
Instrument clust er................................... 12
Wi ndow airbag............................................. 43 Wi
ndo ws
see Side windo ws
Wi ndo ws(care)......................................... .384
Wi ndscreen
Demisting.............................................. 14 4
Re placing the wiper blades.................... 13 9
Wi ndscreen
see Windsc reen
Wi ndscreen washer fluid
No tes....................................................4 39
Wi ndscreen washer sy stem
To pping up............................................. 380
Wi ndscreen wipers
Re placing the wiper blades.................... 13 9
Switching on/of f................................... 13 8
Wi ng
see Front wheel ar ch
Wi nter operation
Snow chains.......................................... 41 0
Wi nter tyres
Setting the permanent speed limit........1 97
Wi per blades
Ca re...................................................... 384 Re
placing...............................................1 39
Wire lesscharging
Fu nction/no tes..................................... 12 2
Mobile phone......................................... 12 3
Wire lessvehicle comp onents
Declaration of con form ity....................... .25
Speci fic absor ption rate.......................... 25
Wo rkshop
see Qualified specialist workshop 552
Index
Internal use only