bulb MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS SALOON 2012 Owners Manual

Symbols
........................................................ 5At
agl ance .................................................... 6
Cockpit ........................................................... 6
Indica tor and warning lamps (s tandard) ........ 10
Indicator and warning lamps (widesc reen
cockpit) ......................................................... 12
Overhead contro l panel ................................ 14
Door control panel and seat adjustment ....... 16
Emergencies and breakdowns ...................... 18Digital Owner's Manual
.............................20
Calling up the Digital Owner's Manual ..........20 Genera
l notes............................................. 21
Pr otection of the environment ......................21
Ta ke -ba ckof end-of-life vehicles ...................21
Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts ....................... 22
Owner's Manual ...........................................23
Operating saf ety .......................................... .23
Declaration of conformity ............................. 25
Diagno stics connection ................................ 29
Qualified specialist workshop ....................... 31Ve
hicle registration ....................................... 31
Cor rect use of theve hicle ............................. 31
Information on the REA CHregulation ........... 32
No tesfo r persons with electronic medi‐
cal aids ......................................................... 32
Implied warranty .......................................... .33
QR code forre scue card ...............................33
Data storage .................................................33
Copyright ...................................................... 36 Occupant saf
ety......................................... 37
Re stra int sy stem ...........................................37
Seat belts ..................................................... 39
Airbags ......................................................... 43
PRE-SAFE ®
sy stem ........................................51
Safely transporting children in theve hi‐
cle ................................................................52
No tes on pets in theve hicle .........................72 Opening and closing
.................................. 73
Ke y .............................................................. .73
Doo rs............................................................ 76
Boot .............................................................. 80
Side windo ws............................................... 85 Sliding sunroof ............................................. 89
Ro
ller sunblinds ............................................ 93
Anti-th eft protection .....................................94 Seats and
stowing ..................................... 98
No tes on the cor rect driver's seat posi‐
tion ............................................................... 98
Seats ............................................................ 99
St eering wheel ............................................ 107
Easy entry and exitfeature ........................ .109
Memory function ......................................... 11 0
St ow age areas ............................................ .111
Soc kets ....................................................... 12 0
Wi reless charging of the mobile phone
and connection with theex terior aerial ...... 12 2
Fitting/removing thefloor mats ................. 12 3 Light and sight
......................................... 12 5
Exterior lighting .......................................... 12 5
Interior lighting ........................................... 13 4
Changing bulbs (on lyforve hicles with
halogen headlamp s) .................................... 13 5
Wi ndsc reen wipers and windscreen
wa sher sy stem ............................................ 13 82
Contents
Internal use only

Ad
justing the brightness #
Select Brightness . #
Set a brightness value.
Ac tivating the brightness for zones #
Select Brightness zones . #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
The Display ,Front andRear zones can be set
separately. Setting
the interior lighting switch-off delay
time Multimedia sy
stem:
4 Vehicle 5
÷ Light settings
5 Interior light shut-off #
Set the switch-off delay time. Changing bulbs (only
forve hicles with halo‐
ge n headla mps) Note
s onchanging bulbs &
WARNING Risk of burn s from hot com‐
ponent parts whilst replacing a bulb
Bulbs, lamps and plugs can become very hot
during operation.
When replacing a bulb, you could burn your‐
self on these component parts. #
Allow the component parts tocool
down before replacing the bulb. R
Do not use a bulb if it has been dropped or if
itsglass has been sc ratched. The bulb may
ot herwise explode.
R Do not touch theglass bulb with your bare
hands.
R Protect bulbs from moisture and do not allow
bulbs tocome into contact wi thliquids. Overview of
the bulbs tobe changed Halogen headlamps
1
Turn signal light: PWY 24W bulb
2 High beam: H7 55 W bulb
3 Low beam: H7 55 W bulb Light and sight
13 5
Internal use only

Ta
il lamps 1
Turn signal light: PY 21W bulb
2 Reversing light: W 16W bulb Changing
the front bulbs (vehicles with halo‐
ge n headla mps) Fi
tting/ removing the co ver in the front
wheel ar ch
Re quirements:
R The lighting sy stem is switched off.
R The appropriate front wheel is turned
inwa rds. #
Toremo ve:using a suitable object, turn the
two mounts 1ofthe co ver2 in an anti-
clockwise direction as far as they will go. #
Remo vethe unloc ked co ver2 from the
wheel ar chliner bypulling it upwards. #
Tofit: inse rtco ver 2 at bottom of the wheel
ar ch liner. #
Using a suitable object, turn the two mounts
1 ofthe co ver2 in clockwise direction as
fa r as they will go.
Re placing bulbs in the halo gen headla mp
Re quirements:
The lighting sy stem is switched off.
Low beam/high beam
R A H7 55 W light bulb is available.
R The bonnet is open.
Tu rn signal lights:
R A PWY 24W light bulb is available.
R The co ver in the front wheel ar chhas been
re mo ved. 13 6
Light and sight
Internal use only

1
Low beam
2 High beam
3 Turn signal lights #
Turn there leva nt housing co ver1–3 anti-
clockwise and remo veit. #
Low beam / high beam: turnthe soc ket
anti-clockwise and remo veit. #
Indicator: turnthe soc ket anti-clo ckwise,
re lease it and remo veit. #
Pull the bulb out of the soc ket. #
Inse rtthe new bulb into the soc ket su chthat
th e entire base of the bulb is resting on the
bottom of the soc ket. #
Inse rtthe soc ket and turn it clo ckwise. #
Press on the housing co ver and turn it clock‐
wise. #
Turn signal lights: installth e co ver in the
front wheel ar ch. Changing
there ar bulbs (vehicles with halo‐
ge n headla mps) Opening and closing
the side trim panels in
th e boot #
Toopen: release right-hand or left-hand side
trim panels 1attheto p and remo ve. #
Toclose: reinse rtside trim panel 1.Re
placing the tail lamp bulbs
Re quirements:
The lighting sy stem is switched off.
The side trim panel in the boot is open.
Tu rn signal lights:
R A PY 21W light bulb is available.
Re versing lights:
R A W 16W light bulb is available. Light and sight
137
Internal use only

#
Push the upper and lo wer catches on the
plug toge ther and remo vethe plug. #
Turn wing scr ew1 90° anti-clockwise and
re mo vethe bulb holder. #
Indicator: push bulb2gently into the bulb
mount, turn it anti-clockwise and remo veit
from the bulb mount. #
Insert the new bulb into the bulb mount and
turn it clockwise. #
Reversing light: pull bulb3out of the bulb
mount. #
Insert the new bulb into the bulb mount. #
Insert the bulb mount again. #
Turn wing scr ew1 90° clockwise. #
Insert the plug until the catch hooks engage
audibl y. #
Close the side trim panel. Wi
ndscreen wipers and windscreen washer
sy stem Switching
the windscreen wipers on/off 1
gWindsc reen wipers off
2 Ä Intermittent wiping, normal
3 Å Intermittent wiping, frequent 13 8
Light and sight
Internal use only

Car
wash (care)..........................................3 81
Care 360° camera........................................ .384
Air-water duct........................................ 381
Au tomatic car wash............................... 381
Carpe t.................................................. .385
Decorative foil...................................... .383
Displ ay.................................................. 385
Exterior lighting..................................... 384
High-pressure cleaner........................... 382
Matt finis h............................................. 383
Pa int wo rk.............................................. 383
Plastic trim............................................ 385
Re alwo od/trim elements..................... 385
Re versing camera................................. .384
Ro of lining.............................................3 85
Seat belt............................................... .385
Seat co ver............................................. 385
Senso rs................................................. 384
St eering wheel...................................... 385
Ta ilpipes................................................ 384
Tr ailer hit ch........................................... 384
Wa shing byhand................................... 382
Wheels/rims.........................................3 84
Wi ndo ws................................................ 384 Wi
per blades.........................................3 84
Carpet (Care)............................................ .385
Changing bulbs Dipped beam......................................... 13 6
Fitting/removing co ver (front wheel
ar ch )...................................................... 13 6
Main beam............................................ 13 6
No tes..................................................... 13 5
Opening/closing the side trim panels.. .137
Overview............................................... 13 5
Re versing lights.................................... .137
Tu rn signal light (front).......................... 13 6
Tu rn signal lights (rear).......................... 137
Changing gears
Manually. ............................................... 17 0
Changing hub caps .................................... 419
Changing the lights
Driving abroad (symm etrical low
beam)................................................... .125
Charging Battery (vehicle).................................... 400
USB port................................................ 12 2Chassis
Damping characteristics....................... .218
DY NA MIC BODY CONTROL.................... 218
Child saf ety lock
Re ar door................................................ 70
Re ar side wind ows................................... 71
Child seat App rova l categories................................ .57
At tach ing (no tes).....................................57
Basic instructions.................................... 52
Fr ont passenger seat (no tes)...................68
Fr ont passenger seat (without auto‐
matic airbag shutoff)...............................67
ISOFIX/i-Size (fitting)............................... 61
No tes on risks and dangers..................... 53
Re commended child restra int sy stems.... 56
Seats suitable for belt-secu redch ild
re stra int sy stems..................................... 64
Seats suitable for i‑Size child
re stra int sy stems..................................... 60
Seats suitable for ISOFIX child
re stra int sy stems..................................... 59
Securing on the co-driver seat................69
Secu ring on there ar seat........................ 66
To pTe ther............................................... 63 Index
519
Internal use only

External................................................
.303
Saving (cur rent vehicle position)........... 303
Saving as global favo urit e...................... 303
St oring a map position..........................3 03
Dest ination entry
En tering a 3 wordaddress..................... 293
En tering a POI or address...................... 288
Entering an intermedia tedestination.... 292
Ente ring geo-coordinates...................... 293
Selecting a contact............................... 293
Selecting a POI...................................... 291
Selecting from the map......................... 294
Selecting pr evious destinations............ .291
De tecting inat tentiveness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnostics connection .............................. 29
Diesel Low outside temp eratures..................... 433
No tes....................................................4 33
Digital Owner's Manual.............................. 20
Digital TV
see TV Dinghy
towing
see Tow- bar sy stem
Dipped beam Changing bulbs...................................... 13 6
Setting................................................... 13 3
DIRECT SELECT le ver
Engaging drive position......................... 16 9
Engaging neutral.................................... 16 8
Engaging pa rkposition.......................... 16 9
Engaging pa rkposition automatically....1 69
Engaging reve rsege ar........................... 16 8
Fu nction................................................. 167
Display (care) .............................................3 85
Display (multimedia sy stem)
Settings................................................. 274
Display (on-boa rdcompu ter)
Displ ays on the multifunction displa y.... 247
Display message Calling up (on-board co mputer)............ .445
No tes....................................................4 45
Display messages ¯ - - - km/h ...................................... 471
ç - - - km/h ...................................... 472È
- - - km/h ...................................... 471
# 12V battery See Owner's Man‐
ual......................................................... 486
Û 48 V battery See Owner's Man‐
ual......................................................... 488
: Active Light Sy stem inoperative... 452
¯ AdBlue sy stem fault Emer. op.:
max. XXX mphSt art not poss. in XXX
miles .................................................... .495
¯ AdBlue sy stem fault Emer‐
ge ncy op. in XXX km See Owner's
Manual.................................................. 494
¯ AdBlue sy stem fault Engine
st art not possible................................. .495
¯ AdBlue sy stem fault See Own‐
er's Manual .......................................... .494
5 Add 1 litre engine oil when
next refuelling....................................... 496
é ATTENTION ASSIST inoperative ....470 522
Index
Internal use only

Lane de
tection (au tomatic)
see Active Lane Keeping Assist
Lane Keeping Assist
see Active Lane Keeping Assist
Language Notes....................................................2 80
Setting................................................... 280
Le vel control sy stem
see AIRMATIC
Light switch Overview............................................... 12 5
Lighting see In terior lighting
see Lights
Lights Active headla mps.................................. 12 9
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist..................... 13 0
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus............ .132
Ad versewe ather light............................ 13 0
Au tomatic driving lights........................ .126
Changing bulbs...................................... 13 5
City lighting.......................................... .130
Combination switch.............................. .127
Corne ring light....................................... 12 9Driving ab
road (symm etrical low
beam)................................................... .125
Fo g light (extended range)..................... 13 0
Haza rdwa rning light s............................ 12 8
Headla mpflashin g................................. 127
Headla mprange................................... .126
High beam............................................ .127
Intellige nt Light Sy stem......................... 12 8
Light switc h........................................... 12 5
Low beam..............................................1 25
Mo torw ay mode..................................... 12 9
Pa rking lights........................................ .125
Re ar fog light......................................... 12 5
Re sponsibility for lighting sy stems........ 12 5
Setting the dipped beam....................... 13 3
Setting theex terior lighting switch-
off delay time........................................1 33
Setting the sur round lighting................. 13 4
St anding lights....................................... 12 5
Tu rn signal indicator.............................. 127
Limiter Activating.............................................. 19 5
Buttons.................................................. 19 5
Calling up a spee d................................. 19 5
Deactivating.......................................... 19 5Fu
nction................................................ 194
Pa ssive mode........................................ 194
Pe rm anent setting................................ .196
Re quirements........................................ 19 5
Selecting............................................... 19 5
Setting a speed..................................... 19 5
St oring a speed.....................................1 95
Sy stem limitations................................. 194
Limiting speed see Limiter
LINGU ATRO NIC
Application specific voice commands.... 251
Au dible help functions.......................... .252
Global voice command s......................... 251
Impr oving speech quality..................... .252
Language setting................................... 251
Media pla yervo ice command s.............. 259
Messa gevoice command s.................... .261
Multifunction steering wheel (operat‐
ing)........................................................ 250
Na vigation voice commands.................. 254
Operable functions................................ 251
Operating saf ety.................................... 250
Ra dio voice command s........................ .258
Switch voice commands....................... .252 Index
533
Internal use only

Te
lephone voice controls....................... 257
Te xt messa gevoice commands............ .261
TV voice commands.............................. 258
Ty pes of voice commands...................... 251
Ve hicle voice command s...................... .262
Vo ice prom pting................................... .251
Live Traf fic Information
Displaying subsc ript ion informatio n......305
Displ aying the tra ffic map.................... .305
Displ aying traf fic incidents.................... 306
Extending a subscription....................... 305
Issuing hazard alerts............................. 307
Re gis tering on Mercedes me................. 305
Loading Bag hook................................................ 11 7
No tes..................................................... 111
Ro of luggage rack .................................. 11 9
Ti e-down eyes........................................ 11 7
Loading guidelines .................................... .111
Loads Securing................................................. 111
Locator lighting see Sur round lighting Locking an
extern al device (child
saf ety lock)................................................ 280
Locking/unlocking Activating/deactivating the auto‐
matic locking feature............................... 79
Ad ditional door loc k................................ .76
Emergency key........................................ 79
KEYLESS-GO........................................... .78
Un locking/opening the doors from
th e inside................................................77
Low beam Swit ching on/of f................................... 12 5
Symm etrical low bea m.......................... 12 5
Lu bricant additives
see Additives
Lu ggage
Lu ggage net........................................... 11 8
Secu ring................................................. 111
Lu mbar support
see Lumbar support (4-w ay)
Lu mbar support (4-w ay)........................... 103 M
Main beam Changing bulbs...................................... 13 6
Maintenance see ASS YST PLUS
Malfunction Restra int sy stem..................................... 38
Manoeuvring assistant Activating/deactivating......................... 237
Cross Traf fic Alert................................. 236
Drive AwayAssi st.................................. 235
Map Avoiding an area....................................3 10
Av oiding an area (o verview).................. .310
Changing an area.................................. .310
Del eting an area.................................... .311
Displ aying online map con tents............. 313
Displ aying Qibla.................................... .312
Displ aying the compass......................... 312
Displ aying the map version.................... 310
Displ aying the next intersecting stre et.. 309
Displaying the satellite map...................3 13
Displ aying the tra ffic map.................... .305
Displ aying weather information.............3 13534
Index
Internal use only

Re
placing a bulb
see Changing bulbs
Re scue card................................................. 33
Re ser ve
Fu el....................................................... 434
Re set function (multimedia sy stem)....... 285
Re sidual heat............................................. 147
Re storing (factory settings)
see Reset function (multimedia sy stem)
Re stra int sy stem
Basic instructions forch ildren................ .52
Fu nction in an accident........................... 38
Fu nctionality............................................ 37
Malfunction............................................. 38
Pr otection................................................ 37
Re duced pr otection.................................37
Self-test................................................... 37
Wa rning lamp......................................... .37
Re versege ar
Inserting................................................ 16 8
Re versing camera
Care..................................................... .384
Fu nction................................................ 221 Opening
the camera co ver (360°
Camera)................................................ 227
Setting favo urites (360° Camera).......... 227
Swit ching automatic operation
on/off (360° Camera).......................... .227
Re versing lights (changing bulbs) ............137
Rims (care)................................................. 384
Ro llaw ay protection
see HOLD function
Ro ller sunblind
Pa norama sliding sunroof........................ 89
Re ar wind ow............................................ 94
Side windo ws.......................................... 93
Ro of lining (care) ...................................... .385
Ro of load .................................................... 441
Ro of luggage rack
Loading.................................................. 11 9
Secu ring................................................. 11 9
Ro ute
Calculating............................................ 295
Displ aying destination information........2 97
Planning................................................ 292
Selecting a type.................................... 295 Selecting an alternative
route................ 297
Selecting notification s........................... 297
Selecting options.................................. 296
St arting the automatic service sta‐
tion sear ch............................................ 298
Switching the automatic filling sta‐
tion sear chon/off................................. 297
Using automatic filling station sear ch... 297
Wi th intermediate destinations............ .293
Ro ute guidance
Cancelling............................................. 302
Changing direction................................ 299
Destination reached............................. .300
Fr om an off-road location...................... 302
Lane recommendations......................... 300
No tes....................................................2 98
Off-road................................................. 302
To an off-ro ad destination.....................3 02
Ro ute-based speed adaptation
Fu nction................................................ 202
Ro ute-based speed adjustment
Setting................................................... 203
Ru n-flat characteristics
MOExtended tyres................................. 391 Index
541
Internal use only