warning MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS SALOON 2018 Owners Manual

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Before youfirs t drive off, read this Owner's Man‐
ual carefully and familiarise yourself with your
ve hicle. Foryo ur ow n sa fety and a longer operat‐
ing li fespan, follow the instructions and warning
notices in this Owner's Manual. Disregarding
th em may lead todamage totheve hicle or per‐
sonal injur y.
The equipment or model designation of your
ve hicle may vary according to:
R model
R order
R national version
R availability
The illustrations in this Owner's Manual show a
left-hand drive vehicle. On right-hand-drive vehi‐
cles, the la yout of co mponents and contro l ele‐
ments dif fers accordin gly.
Mercedes-Benz is cons tantly de veloping its vehi‐
cles fur ther. Mercedes-Benz
therefore reser vesth eright to
int roduce changes in thefo llowing areas:
R design
R equipment
R tech nical features
The equipment in your vehicle may therefore dif‐
fe r from that shown in the descriptions and illus‐
trations.
The following are integral parts of theve hicle:
R Digital Owner's Manual
R Printed Owner's Manual
R service booklet
R equipment-dependent Supplements
Ke ep these documents in theve hicle at all
times. If you sell theve hicle, alw ays pass all of
th e documents on tothe new owner.
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ch nical data .......................................... 471
No tes on tech nical da ta.............................. 471
On-board electronics ..................................4 71
Ve hicle identification plate, VIN and
engine number overview ............................ .473
Operating fluids .......................................... 475
Ve hicle data ................................................ 484
Tr ailer hit ch................................................ 486 Displ
aymessages and warning/indi‐
cator lamps .............................................. 490
Display messages ...................................... .490
Wa rning and indicator lamps ...................... 545Index
......................................................... 5594
Contents

1
Steering wheel gearshift paddles →
183
2 Combination swit ch →
137
3 DIRECT SELECT le ver →
181
4 Multimedia sy stem display →
297
5 Glovecompa rtment →
11 6
6 Start/ stop button →
167
7 Climate cont rol sy stems →
15 6
8 Control elements forth e multimedia sy stem →
297
9 Hazard warning lights →
13 8
A PASSENGER AIRB AGindicator lamps →
43
B Stow age compartment →
11 6
C Control panel forth e multimedia sy stem →
298
D Switches the control knob forvo lume and
sound on/off →
297
E Swit ches the multimedia sy stem on/off →
297
F Rear wind ow roller sunblind →
87
G ECO start/ stop function →
175 H
Active Parking Assist →
247
I Sets theve hicle le vel →
234
J DYNA MIC SELECT switch →
178
K Control panel forth e multimedia sy stem
(s te ering wheel) →
270
L Adjusts thesteering wheel →
111
M Control panel forth e on-board computer →
270
Operating cruise contro l ortheva riable limiter →
216
Operating Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC →
220
N Diagno stics connection →
26
O Opens the bonn et →
408
P Electric parking brake →
19 8
Q Light switch →
13 5
R Control panel for:
Ac tive Steering Assist →
226
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist →
261 At
aglance – Cockpit 7

Instrument display
(sta nda rd) 10
Ataglance – Warning and indicator lamps

1
Speedom eter →
269
2 L Distance warning →
552
3 00CC Powe r-assis tedsteering malfunction →
557
4 003E003D Indicators →
137
5 Multifunction display →
273
6 Rev counter →
269
7 00B9 Engine diagnostics →
553
8 0028 Diesel engine: preglow
9 0024 Electric parking brake applied (red) →
546
A 004D Brakes (red) →
546
B 00AC Coolant too hot/cold →
553
C Coolant temp erature display →
269
D 004D Brakes (yellow) →
546
E 0024 Electric pa rking brake (yellow) →
546 F
0025 ABS malfunction →
546
G 0075 Restra int sy stem →
33
H 00E9 Seat belt not fastened →
552
I 0057 High beam →
137
J 0058 Low beam →
13 5
K 00B6 Fuelreser vewith fuel filler flap location
indicator →
553
L Fuel le vel display
M 0060 Standing lights →
13 5
N 005E Rear fog light →
13 6
O 0077 Tyre pressure monitoring sy stem →
556
P 00BB ESP®
OFF →
546
Q 00E5 ESP®
→
546 At
aglance – Warning and indicator lamps 11

Instrument display
inthe widescreen cockpit 12
Ataglance – Warning and indicator lamps

1
Speedom eter →
269
2 003E003D Indicators →
137
3 Multifunction display →
273
4 005E Rear fog light →
13 6
5 0057 High beam →
137
0058 Low beam →
13 5
0060 Standing lights →
13 5
6 Rev counter →
269
7 00AC Coolant too hot/cold →
553
8 Coolant temp erature display →
269
9 L Distance warning →
552
A 00E9 Seat belt not fastened →
552
B 0077 Tyre pressure monitoring sy stem →
556
C 00CC Powe r-assis tedsteering malfunction →
557
D 0024 Electric pa rking brake (yellow) →
546 E
0024 Electric pa rking brake applied (red) →
546
F 0075 Restra int sy stem →
33
G 00CA Trailer hit chnot operational →
557
H 004D Brakes (red) →
546
I 00B6 Fuelreser vewith fuel filler flap location
indicator →
553
J Fuel le vel display
K 00CC Suspension malfunction →
552
L 004D Brakes (yellow) →
546
M 003D Electrical fault →
553
N 00B9 Engine diagnostics →
553
O 0028 Diesel engine: preglow
P 0025 ABS malfunction →
546
Q 00BB ESP®
OFF →
546
00E5 ESP®
→
546 At
aglance – Warning and indicator lamps 13

1
QR code for accessing there scue card →
28
2 Safetyve sts →
425
3 Buttons forth e SOS emer gency call sy stem
and breakdown assis tance →
365
4 Tocheck and top up operating fluids →
475
5 Totow- start and tow aw ay →
439
6 Flat tyre →
427
7 Starting assis tance →
437
8 Haza rdwa rning lights →
13 8 9
Fire extinguisher →
427
A Fuelfiller flap with instruction labels for tyre
pressu re, fuel type and QR code for accessing
th ere scue card →
187
B Totow- start and tow aw ay →
439
C TIREFIT kit →
429
D First-aid kit (so ftsided) →
426
E Warning triangle →
426 At
aglance – Emer gencies and breakdowns 19

Calling up
the Digital Owner's Manual
Multimedia sy stem:
0018 Vehicle 0019
Õ Owner's Manual 0007
Select a menu item.
In addition, you can also call up the Owner's
Manual within a main function (e.g. via Informa-
tion on media).
The Digital Owner's Manual describes the func‐
tion and operation of theve hicle and the multi‐
media sy stem.
Fo r saf etyre asons, the Digital Owner's Manual is
deactivated while driving. The Digital Owner's Manual conta
insthefo llow‐
ing menu items:
R Search: allo wsyouto sear chprecisely for
ke ywords.
R Quick start: pr ovides you with important
information so that you can start using your
ve hicle immediately.
R Tips: pr ovides tips on how touse your vehicle
in cer tain situations.
R Messages : provides you with fur ther informa‐
tion about the messages in the instrument
clus ter.
R Bookmarks : provides you with a list of all the
bookmar ksyou ha vestored yourself. 1
Picture
2 Menu
3 Navigation window
Some sections of the Digital Owner's Manual,
such as warnings, can be made visible byhigh‐
lighting and pressing them.
0009 The Owner's Manual can also be found in the
Mercedes-Benz Guides App in all common
app stores. 20
Digital Owner's Manual

This is
the case in thefo llowing situations:
R theve hicle type is dif fere nt from that for
which theve hicle's general operating pe rmit
wa s granted.
R other road users could be endangered.
R theex haust gas or noise le velge ts wo rse.
Alw ays specify theve hicle identification number
(VIN) (0013 page473) when orde ring
Mercedes-Benz Genuine Parts. Owner's Manual
This Owner's Manual describes all models and
all standard and optional equipment available for
yo ur vehicle at the time of this Owner's Manual
going topress. Countr y-specific dif fere nces are
possible. No tethat your vehicle may not be fit‐
te d with all features desc ribed. This is also the
case for sy stems and functions releva nt to
saf ety. Therefore, the equipment on your vehicle
may dif fer from that in the descriptions and illus‐
trations. The original pur
chase agreement foryo ur vehicle
contains a list of all of the sy stems in your vehi‐
cle.
Should you ha veany questions concerning
equipment and operation, please consult a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
The Owner's Manual and Service Booklet are
impor tant documents and should be kept inthe
ve hicle. Operating saf
ety
Plug-in hybrid: obser vethe no tes in the Supple‐
ment. Otherwise, you may failto recognise dan‐
ge rs. 000A
WARNING Risk of accident due tomal‐
functions or sy stem failures
If yo u do not ha vethe prescribed service/
maintenance workor any requ ired repairs
car ried out, this could result in malfunctions
or sy stem failures. 0007
Alw ays ha vethe prescribed service/
maintenance workas well any required re
pairs car ried out at a qualified spe‐
cialist workshop. 000A
WARNING Risk of accident or inju rydue
to incor rect modifications on electronic
component pa rts
Modification of electronic components, their
software or wiring could impair their function
and/or the function of other networ ked com‐
ponent parts. In particular, sy stems releva nt
to saf ety could also be af fected.
As a result, these may no longer function
proper lyand/or jeopardise the operating
saf ety of theve hicle. 0007
Neverta mp er with the wiring and elec‐
tronic component parts or their soft‐
wa re. 0007
You should ha veall workon electrical
and electronic components car ried out
at a qualified specialist workshop. If
yo u modify the on-board electronics, thege n‐
eral operating pe rmit is rende red in valid. General no
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