tow MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS SALOON 2018 Owners Manual

Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and 0050
0050Solutions 0007
Consult a qualified specialist workshop. 0007
Obser vethe messages on the multifunction displa y.
00CA
Tr ailer tow hit chwarning
lamp The
red trailer tow hit chwarning lamp is on.
The trailer tow hit chis not operational or swivels. 000A
WARNING Risk of an accident if the ball neck is not loc ked
If th e ball neck is not in the loc ked position, the trailer may come loose. 0007
Pull over and stop theve hicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions. Do
not continue driving under any circums tances. 0007
Uncouple the trailer and secure it against rolling away. 0007
Initiate a new swivelling procedure and do not re-couple the trailer until the display message disappears. 0007
Obser vethe messages on the multifunction displa y.
If th e trailer hitch swivels: 0007
Wait until the ball coupling has reached the operational position. 558
Display messages and warning/indicator lamps

Anti-theft ala
rmsystem
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem)
Anti-theft pr otection
Ad ditional door lock .............................. 77
Immobiliser ............................................ 97
Anti-theft pr otection
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem)
Anticipatory occupant pr otection
see PRE- SAFE®
(anticipatory occu‐
pant pr otection)
see PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus)
Apple CarPlay™ ....................................... 361
Connecting an iPhone ®
........................ 361
Ending .................................................3 62
No tes ................................................... 361
Overview ..............................................3 61
Sound settings .................................... 362
Tr ans ferred vehicle data ......................3 64
Asht ray
Fr ont centre console ........................... 12 9
Re ar passenger compartment ............ .129
Using ................................................... 12 9Assistance sy
stems
see Driving saf ety sy stem
Assistant display Menu (on-board computer) .................. 274
ASS YST PLUS ........................................... 406
Battery disconnection pe riods .............4 07
Displ aying the service due date ........... 406
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 406
Re gular maintenance work .................. 406
Special service requ irements .............. 406
ATA (anti-theft ala rmsystem) .................. .97
Deactivating the alarm .......................... 98
Fu nction ................................................ 97
Fu nction of interior pr otection ............... 99
Priming/deactivating interior pr otec‐
tion ........................................................ 99
Priming/deactivating tow- aw ay pro‐
te ction ................................................... 99
To w- aw ay protection function ................98
AT TENTION ASSI ST......................... 252, 253
Fu nction .............................................. 252
Setting ................................................. 253
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 52At
tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Au dio mode
Connecting USB devices ..................... 383
Co pyrights ...........................................3 80
Information .......................................... 379
Inserting/removing an SD card ........... 380
Media sear ch....................................... 386
Overview ............................................. 382
Pa use and playback function .............. .383
Selecting a track ................................. 383
Selecting playba ckoptions .................. 383
Switching on media mode ...................3 80
Tr ack list .............................................. 383
Au thorised workshop
see Qualified specialist workshop
Au tomatic distance control
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Au tomatic driving lights .........................13 6
Au tomatic engine start (ECO start/
sto p function) .......................................... 173
Au tomatic engine stop (ECO start/
sto p function) .......................................... 173562
Index

D
Damage de tection (pa rked vehicle) .......2 01
Dashboa rd
see Cockpit
Dashboard lighting see Instrument lighting
Data acquisition Vehicle .................................................. 29
Data import/export ................................. 312
Fu nction/no tes .................................... 312
Importing/exporting ............................ 313
Data storage
Electronic control units ........................ .29
Online services ...................................... 30
Ve hicle .................................................. 29
Date Setting the time and date automati‐
cally ..................................................... 307
Deactivating the alarm (A TA).................... 98
Dealership see Qualified specialist workshop Declaration of conformity
Electromagnetic compatibility ............... 25
Jack .......................................................25
TIREFIT kit ............................................. 26
Wi reless vehicle components ................25
Decorative foil (cleaning instructions) ..41 8
DeNOx agent see AdBlue ®
Designs Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter) .................. 272
Destination .............................................. 336
Editing intermediate destinations ........ 325
Editing the pr evious destinations ........ 336
Ex tern al .............................................. .336
Saving (cur rent vehicle position) ......... 336
Saving as global favo urite .................... 336
St oring a map position ........................ 336
Destination entry .................................... 320
Entering 3 wordaddresses .................. 326
En tering a POI or address .................... 320
Entering an intermedia tedestination ...3 24
Entering geo-coordinates .................... 326
Selecting a contact ............................. 325
Selecting a POI .................................... 323 Selecting from
the map ....................... 327
Selecting pr evious destinations .......... .323
De tecting inat tentiveness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnostics connection ............................26
Diesel Low outside temp eratures ...................4 78
No tes ................................................... 478
Digital Owner's Manual ............................ 20
Digital speedome ter ................................ 275
Digital TV
see TV
Digital Vehicle Keyst icker
Locking theve hicle ................................ 78
St arting theve hicle ............................. 16 8
Unlocking theve hicle ............................78
Dinghy towing
see Tow- bar sy stem
Dipped beam Changing bulbs .................................... 14 6
Setting ................................................. 14 3568
Index

DIRECT SELECT le
ver............................... 181
Engaging drive position ....................... 183
Engaging neutral .................................. 182
Engaging pa rkposition ........................ 183
Engaging pa rkposition automatically .. 183
Engaging reve rsege ar ........................ .182
Fu nction ............................................... 181
Display Care .................................................... 422
Display (multimedia sy stem)
Settings .............................................. .306
Display (on-board comp uter)
Displ ays on the multifunction display .. 273
Display content Setting the additional value range ....... 272
Display message .................................... .490
Calling up (on-boa rdcompu ter) ........... 490
No tes .................................................. 490
Display messages 00B2 - - - km/h .................................... 512
ç - - - km/h .................................... 511
00CB - - - km/h .................................... 513003D
12V battery See Owner's Man‐
ual ........................................................ 516
003D 48 V battery See Owner's Man‐
ual ........................................................ 51 8
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stcur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........506
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stinope rative ..... 511
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stnot available
when towing a trailer See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 504
Ac tive bonnet malfunction See Own‐
er's Manual ......................................... 539
Ac tive Brake Assi stFunctions cur‐
re ntly limited See Owner's Manual ...... 503
Ac tive Brake Assi stFunctions limited
See Owner's Manual ............................ 501
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stavailable
again .................................................... 512
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stcur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........512 Ac
tive Dis tance Assi stinope rative ....... 512
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist Camera
view restricted See Owner's Manual ....513
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist cur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........507
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist inopera‐
tive ...................................................... 508
0049Ac tive Light Sy stem inoperative ..543
Ac tive Parking Assist and
PA RKTRONIC inoperati veSee Own‐
er's Manual ......................................... 506
Ac tive Steering Assist cur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........506
Ac tive Steering Assist inoperative .......505
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Camera
view restricted See Owner's Manual ...544
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist cur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........543
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist inopera‐
tive ...................................................... 543 Index
569

Tr
af fic Sign Assi stcur rently una vaila‐
ble See Owner's Manual ...................... 507
Tr af fic Sign Assi stinope rative ............. 507
00CATr ailer coupling extending… ......... 535
Tr ansmission Malfunction Stop ............ 524
0024Tu rnon the ignition torelease
th e parking brake ................................ 492
0077Ty repress. monitor cur rently
una vailable .......................................... 531
0077Ty repress. monitor inoperative
No wheel sensors ................................ 531
0077Ty repress. monitor inoperative ...531
Ty re pressure Check tyres ...................528
Ty re(s) ove rheated ...............................5 32
00CCVe hiclerising Please wait............ 505
00CCVe hiclerising ...............................5 08
0077Wa rning tyre defect .....................529
0077Wheel sensor(s) missing .............. 531
Wi thout changing gear, consult work‐
shop ....................................................5 25Display on
the windscreen
see Head-up display
Distance control see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Di stance recorder
see Trip dis tance
DI STRO NIC
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Door Additional door lock .............................. 77
Child saf ety lock (rear door) .................. 70
Locking (emer gency key) ...................... .81
Opening (from the inside) ......................78
Un locking (emer gency key) .................... 81
Un locking (from the inside) ...................78
Door cont rol panel .................................... .16
Dr aw bar
see Tow- bar sy stem
Drive Away Assist .................................... 250
Drive position Engaging .............................................. 183
Drive prog ram display ............................. 178Drive prog
rams
see DYNA MIC SELECT
Driver's seat see Seat
Driving abroad Symmetrical dipped beam ...................1 35
Driving lights see Automatic driving lights
Driving saf ety sy stem ............................ .202
ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem) ........... 203
Ac tive Brake Assi st.............................. 208
Ad aptive brake lights .......................... .214
BA S (Brake Assi stSystem) .................. 204
EBD (Elect ronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 207
ESP ®
Crosswind Assist ........................ 207
ESP ®
trailer stabilisation .................... .207
Overview ............................................. 203
Ra dar sensors .....................................2 02
Re sponsibility ...................................... 202
ST EER CONTROL ................................. 208
Driving sy stem
DY NA MIC BODY CONTROL .................. 232 Index
573

ERA-GLONASS
test mode
St arting/ending .................................. .371
ESC (Electronic Stability Control)
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
ESP ®
Crosswind Assist ................................. 207
Tr ailer stabilisation .............................. 207
ESP ®
(Elect ronic Stability Prog ram) ...... 204
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .207
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 204
EU general operating permit number ....473
Exterior lighting Care .................................................... 420
Exterior lighting see Lights
External device Locking (child saf ety lock) .................. .312 F
Fa tigue de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fa ult message
see Displ aymessa ge Favo
urites
Ad ding .................................................3 02
Calling up ............................................ 302
Deleting ............................................... 303
Moving ................................................ 302
Overview .............................................. 301
Re naming ............................................ 302
Fi ll le vel
Ad Blue ®
............................................... 274
Fi lling station sear ch
St arting automatic sear ch................... 324
Switching au tomatic sear chon/off ..... 330
Using automatic sear ch....................... 330
Fi re extinguisher ..................................... 427
Firs t-aid kit (soft sided) .......................... 426
Flacon Inse rting/ removing ............................. 15 9
Flat towing
see Tow- bar sy stem
Flat tyre ....................................................4 27
MOExtended tyres ...............................4 28
No tes ................................................... 427
TIREFIT kit ...........................................4 29Wheel
change ...................................... 462
Floor mats ................................................ 13 4
Fo g light (extended range) ......................1 40
Fo il co vering
Ra dar sensors .....................................2 02
Fr ag rance
see Frag rance sy stem
Fr ag rance sy stem .................................... 15 9
Inserting/removing theflacon ............ .159
Setting ................................................. 15 9
Fr ee software ............................................ .31
Fr equencies
Mobile phone ...................................... .472
Tw o-w ayradio ...................................... 472
Fr equency band
Dialling (on-board computer) .............. .278
Fr ont airbag (driver, front passenger) .....39
Fr ont passenger seat
see Seat
Fr ont wheel ar ch..................................... 14 6
Fitting/removing the co ver .................. 14 6576
Index

Outside mir
rors ................................ 150, 151
Anti-dazzle mode (automatic) ............... 151
Au tomatic mir rorfo lding function ........ 15 3
Fo lding in/out .................................... .150
Operating the memory function ........... 11 3
Pa rking position .................................. .152
Setting ................................................. 15 0
Overhead control panel Making calls (Mercedes me connect).............................................................3 65
Overview ................................................ 14
Owner's Manual Vehicle equipment ................................. 23
Owner's Manual (digital) .......................... 20P
Pa int code ................................................ 473
Pa intwork (cleaning instructions) ..........417
Pa nel heating
Setting .................................................1 10
Pa nic alarm ................................................ 74
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 74Pa
noramic sliding sunroof
see Sliding sunroof
Pa rk position
Inserting .............................................. 183
Selecting au tomatical ly....................... 183
Pa rking
see Electric parking brake
Pa rking aid
see Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC .................. 235
Ac tivating ............................................ 238
Ad justing warning tones ...................... 238
Deactivating ........................................ 238
Fu nction .............................................. 235
Side impact pr otection ........................ 236
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 35
Pa rking assistance sy stems
see Active Parking Assist
Pa rking brake
see Electric parking brake
Pa rking lights .......................................... .135
Pa rking position
Outside mir rors ................................... 15 2St
oring the position of the passenger
outside mir ror using reve rsege ar ........ 15 3
Pa rking up ................................................ 201
PA SSENGER AIR BAGstatus display
see Automatic front passenger front
airbag shutoff
Pe destrian pr otection
see Active bonnet (pedestrian pr otection)
Pe rfume
see Fragrance sy stem
Pe rfume vial
see Fragrance sy stem
Pe rm issible axle load .............................. 473
Pe rm itted towing me thods .................... .439
Pe rsonalisation
see User profile
Pe trol ........................................................ 477
Pe ts in the vehicle .................................... .71
Phone book see Contacts
Picture form ats
see Video mode 586
Index

Speedome
ter
Digital .................................................. 275
St andby mode
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .202
Fu nction .............................................. 201
St anding lights ........................................ 13 5
St art/s top button
Pa rking theve hicle .............................. 19 2
St arting theve hicle .............................. 167
Switching on the po wer supply or
ignition ................................................ 16 6
St art/s top function
see ECO start/ stop function
St arting assi stance
see Jump -star t connection
St arting the engine
see Vehicle
St arting-o ffaid
see Hill Start Assist
St ation
Deleting ............................................... 394
Direct frequency entry ......................... 394
Fr equency fix ....................................... 395 Moving ................................................ 394
Sea
rching ............................................ 394
Setting .................................................3 94
St oring .................................................3 94
St ation list
Calling up ............................................ 394
St ation presets
Modifying ............................................ 394
St ation tracking
Setting ................................................. 395
St ationary heater/ventilation
Displ ays (remo tecontrol) .................... 16 3
Problems (remo tecontrol) ................... 16 4
Re placing the battery (remo tecon‐
trol) ...................................................... 16 3
Setting (multimedia sy stem) ................1 62
Setting (remo tecontrol) ...................... 16 2
Switching on/off (control panel) ......... 16 0
ST EER CONT ROL
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 208
Ste ering wheel ........................................ .270
Ad justing (electrically) .......................... 111
Ad justing (manually) ............................ 11 0
Buttons ................................................ 270Operating
the memory function ........... 11 3
St eering wheel heater .......................... 11 2
Ste ering wheel gearshift paddles ..........183
Ste ering wheel heater
Swit ching on/off .................................. 11 2
St ow age areas
see Loading
see Stow age compartment
St ow age comp artment............................ 11 6
Armrest ................................................ 11 6
Centre console .................................... .116
Door ..................................................... 11 6
Glo vebox .............................................1 16
Re ar armrest ........................................ 11 6
Spectacles compa rtment .................... .116
St ow age comp artments
see Loading
see Stow age compartment
St ow age space under the boot floor ......124
Sulphur content ....................................... 477
Sun visor Operating ............................................ 15 3592
Index

Ac
tivating/deactivating full-screen
mode ................................................... 386
Overview ............................................ .385
Settings ............................................... 386
VIN ............................................................ 473
Identification plate ............................... 473
Seat ..................................................... 473
Wi ndsc reen .......................................... 473
Vi sion
Demisting windo ws............................. 15 8
Vo ice command types (LINGUA‐
TRONIC) .................................................... 283
Vo ice control sy stem
see LINGU ATRO NIC W
Wa rning lamps
see Warning/indicator lamps
Wa rning sy stem
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem)
Wa rning triangle
Re moving ............................................ 426
Setting up ............................................ 426 Wa
rning/indicator lamp
0025ABS warning lamp ...................... .548
004DBrake sy stem warning lamp
(red) .................................................... 546
004D Brake sy stem warning lamp
(yellow) ................................................ 549
00AC Coolant warning lamp ................ .554
003D Electrical fault warning lamp ...... .554
00B9 Engine diagnosis warning lamp .. .553
00BBESP ®
OFF warning lamp .............. 550
00E5ESP ®
wa rning lamp flashes ........ .549
00E5ESP ®
wa rning lamp lights up ...... .550
00B6Fu elreser vewarning lamp .......... 554
00CCPo werst eering sy stem warning
lamp .................................................... 557
0024Re d indicator lamp, elect ric
parking brake applied .......................... 548
0075 Restra int sy stem warning lamp .... 551
0076Seat belt warning lamp flashes .. .552 0076Seat belt
warning lamp lights
up ........................................................ 552
00CCSuspension warning lamp .......... .552
00CATr ailertow hit chwarning lamp .... 558
0077Ty repressure monitoring sys‐
te m wa rning lamp flashes .................. .556
0077Ty repressure monitoring sys‐
te m wa rning lamp lights up ................ .556
LWa rning lamp for dis tance
wa rning function ................................ .553
0024Ye llow elect ric pa rking brake
indicator lamp is malfunctioning ........ .548
Wa rning/indicator lamps .......................545
Overview ............................................. 545
PA SSENGER AIR BAG ............................ 43
Wa rranty ....................................................28
Wa sher fluid
see Windsc reen washer fluid
Wa shing byhand (care) ........................... 416
Wa ter tank
see Air-water duct Index
599