MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS SALOON 2014 Owner's Guide

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work on electronic components
R work on the hybrid system
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you use a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre. Vehicle registration
Mercedes-Benz may ask its Service Centres
to carry out technical inspections on certain
vehicles. The quality or safety of the vehicle is
improved as a result of the inspection.
Mercedes-Benz can only inform you about
vehicle checks if it has your registration data.
It is possible that your vehicle has not yet
been registered in your name in the following
cases:
R if your vehicle was not purchased at an
authorised specialist dealer.
R if your vehicle has not yet been examined at
a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
It is advisable to register your vehicle with a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
Inform Mercedes-Benz as soon as possible
about any change in address or vehicle own-
ership. You can do this at a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre, for example. Correct use
If you remove any warning stickers, you or
others could fail to recognise certain dangers. Leave warning stickers in position.
Observe the following information when driv-ing your vehicle:
R the safety notes in this manual
R the technical data in this manual
R traffic rules and regulations
R laws and safety standards pertaining to
motor vehicles Implied warranty
! Follow the instructions in this manual
about the proper operation of your vehicle as well as about possible vehicle damage.
Damage to your vehicle that arises from
culpable contraventions against these
instructions are not covered either by
Mercedes-Benz implied warranty or by the
New or Used-Vehicle Warranty.
Data stored in the vehicle
A wide range of electronic components in
your vehicle contain data memories.
These data memories temporarily or perma-
nently store technical information about:
R the vehicle's operating state
R events
R faults
In general, this technical information docu-
ments the state of a component, a module, a
system or the surroundings.
These include, for example:
R operating conditions of system compo-
nents, e.g. fluid levels
R the vehicle's status messages and those of
its individual components, e.g. number of
wheel revolutions/speed, deceleration in
movement, lateral acceleration, accelera-
tor pedal position
R malfunctions and defects in important sys-
tem components, e.g. lights, brakes
R vehicle reactions and operating conditions
in special driving situations, e.g. airbag
deployment, intervention of stability con-
trol systems
R ambient conditions, e.g. outside tempera-
ture
This data is of an exclusively technical nature and can be used to:
R assist in detecting and rectifying faults and
defects
R analyse vehicle functions, e.g. after an acci-
dent
R optimise vehicle functions 28
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The data cannot be used to trace the vehicle's
movements.
When your vehicle is serviced, technical infor-
mation can be read from the event data mem- ory and fault data memory.
Services include, for example:
R repair services
R service processes
R warranty events
R quality assurance
It is read by employees of the service network (including manufacturers) using special diag-
nostic testers. More detailed information is
obtained from it, if required.
After a fault has been rectified, the informa-
tion is deleted from the fault memory or is
continually overwritten.
When operating the vehicle, situations are
conceivable in which this technical data, in
connection with other information (if neces-
sary, under consultation with an authorised
expert), could be traced to a person.
Examples include:
R accident reports
R damage to the vehicle
R witness statements
Further additional functions that have been
contractually agreed upon with the customer
allow certain vehicle data to be conveyed by
the vehicle as well. The additional functions
include, for example, vehicle location in case of an emergency. Copyright information
General notes
Information on licences for free and open-
source software used in your vehicle and its
electronic components is available on the fol-
lowing website:
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/
opensource Introduction
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Cockpit
................................................. 32
Instrument cluster ..............................34
Multifunction steering wheel .............36
Centre console .................................... 37
Overhead control panel ......................39
Door control panel .............................. 40 31At a glance

Cockpit
Function Page
:
Steering wheel gearshift
paddles
198
;
Combination switch 137
=
Horn
?
Instrument cluster 34
A
DIRECT SELECT lever 193
B
Climate control systems 150
C
Overhead control panel 39
D
Control panel for COMAND
Online and vehicle func-
tions
37
E
Ignition lock 181
Start/Stop button 181
F
Adjusts the steering wheel 125
G
Cruise control lever 216 Function Page
H
Electric parking brake 209
I
Diagnostics connection 27
J
Opens the bonnet 391
K
Light switch 134
L
Control panel for:
Activating Steering Assist 230
Activating Active Lane
Keeping Assist 266
Deactivating PARKTRONIC 236
Switching on 360° camera 249
Switching on the head-up
display
295
Vehicles without a driver
assistance system: map/
coin holder32
CockpitAt a glance

Function Page
:
Overhead control panel 39
;
Climate control systems 150
=
Combination switch 137
?
Instrument cluster 34
A
Horn
B
DIRECT SELECT lever 193
C
Steering wheel gearshift
paddles
198
D
Control panel for:
Activating Steering Assist 230
Activating Active Lane
Keeping Assist
266
Deactivating PARKTRONIC 236
Switching on 360° camera 249
Switching on the head-up
display
295
Vehicles without a driver
assistance systems: map/
coin holder Function Page
E
Light switch 134
F
Opens the bonnet 391
G
Diagnostics connection 27
H
Electric parking brake 209
I
Ignition lock 181
Start/Stop button 181
J
Adjusts the steering wheel 125
K
Cruise control lever 216
L
Control panel for COMAND
Online and vehicle func-
tions
37Cockpit
33At a glance

Instrument cluster
Displays
i
Instrument cluster: kilometres Function Page
:
Speedometer
;
Multifunction display 295 Function Page
=
Rev counter 293
?
Coolant temperature gauge 293
A
Fuel gauge
i
Information on the energy flow display
and power display for electric motors in
hybrid vehicles can be found in the "Hybrid drive" section (Y page 272).34
Instrument clusterAt a glance

Warning and indicator lamps
Function Page
:
å
ESP®
OFF 357
;
÷
ESP® 357
=
·
Distance warning 363
?
Ð
Power steering 365
A
#!
Turn signals 137
B
!
Electric parking brake
(yellow) 359
C
!
ABS 355
D
;
Engine diagnostics 360
E
%
Diesel engine: pre-
glow 183
F
!
Electric parking brake
(red) 359
G
J
Brakes (red) 353
H
?
Coolant 360 Function Page
I
J
Brakes (yellow) 353
J
6
Restraint system 44
K
ü
Seat belt 351
L
K
Main-beam head-
lamps 137
M
L
Dipped-beam head-
lamps 135
N
8
Reserve fuel 360
O
T
Side lamps, licence
plate and instrument clus-
ter lighting 136
P
N
This lamp has no func-
tion Q
R
Rear foglamp 135
R
h
Tyre pressure monitor 364
i
Information on warning and indicator
lamps in hybrid vehicles can be found in the
"Hybrid drive" section (Y page 272). Instrument cluster
35At a glance

Multifunction steering wheel
Function Page
:
Multifunction display 295
;
Audio 20/COMAND Online
display; see the separate
operating instructions
= ~
Rejects or ends a call 304
Exits telephone book/
redial memory 6
Makes or accepts a call
Switches to the redial mem-
ory WX
Adjusts the volume
8
Mute
ó
Switches on LINGUA-
TRONIC, see the separate
operating instructions Function Page
? ò
Calls up a main menu
9:
Selects a menu/submenu
or scrolls through lists
294
a
Confirms the selection 294
Hides display messages 314
%
Back 294
ñ
Switches off LINGUA-
TRONIC, see the separate
operating instructions36
Multifunction steering wheelAt a glance

Centre console
Centre console, upper section
Function Page
:
Climate control systems 150
;
£
Hazard warning
lamps 137
=
Vehicle functions/system
settings button (see the
separate operating instruc-
tions) ?
Telephone button (see the
separate operating instruc-
tions) A
PASSENGER AIRBAG indi-
cator lamp
46
ATA indicator lamp 85 Function Page
B
Analogue clock
C
Media button (see the sep-
arate operating instruc-
tions)
D
Radio button (see the sep-
arate operating instruc-
tions) E
Navigation button (see the
separate operating instruc-
tions)
F
þ
Inserts/ejects a
CD/DVD (see the separate
operating instructions) Centre console
37At a glance