tow MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS SEDAN 2019 Owner's Guide

Opening
theey eg lasses compartmen t 0007
Pres sbu tton 1.
Ope ning the stowage com partmen tin the
re ar armr est 0007
Press release catch1 and swin gth eco ver
of thear mr estupw ards. Thr
ough-load ingfeatur ein there ar ben ch
seat Fo
lding there ar seat backres tfo rw ards 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryifth ere ar
ben chseat/r earseat andseat backres t
ar eno teng aged
If th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat andseat
bac kres tar eno teng aged they cou ldfold for‐
wa rds, e.g. when braking suddenly orinthe
ev ent ofan acciden t.
R Ifth is isthecase, theve hicle occupant
wo uld beforc ed intoth eseat beltbythe
re ar ben chseat/r earseat orby theseat
bac kres t.The seat beltcann otprotect as
int ended andcould result inadditional
injur y.
R Objects orloads inthetrunk/ cargocom‐
par tmen tcann otbe restra ined bythe
seat backres t. 0007
Mak esur eth at theseat backres tand
th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat are
eng aged bef oreeve rytrip . If
th elef tand right seat backres ts areno t
eng aged and locked, this will besho wnonthe
multifu nctiondisplay of theins trument cluster.A
wa rning tone willal so sou nd.
If th ecent erseat backres tis no teng aged and
loc ked, there dloc kve rificati onindi catorwillbe
vis ible.
The cent erand outerseat backres ts can befol‐
ded forw ards separ ately. 10
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0007
Vehicl eswithout amemor yfuncti on:
Mo vethedr iver's orfront passeng erseat for‐
wa rds, ifnecessar y. 0007
Vehicl eswith amemor yfuncti on:Ifat
lea stone section ofthere ar seat backres tis
fo lded forw ards, thecor responding front seat
will moveforw ards sligh tly, ifnec essar y,to
av oid acollision. 0007
Ifnecessar y,fully inser tth ere ar seat back‐
re st head restra int s. 0007
Leftand right seat backres ts: pull thelef t
or right release handle 1.
The corresponding seatbackres twill fold for‐
wa rds. 0007
Cent erseat backres t:pull release catch3
of seat backres t2 forw ards. 0007
Foldseat backres t2 forw ards. 0007
Ifnec essar y,rese tth edr iver's orfront
passeng erseat.
Fo lding there ar seat backres tbac k
000E NO
TEDama getotheseat belt The
seat beltcould become trapped andthus
damag edwhen folding backth eseat back‐
re st. 0007
Mak esur eth at theseat beltisno ttra p‐
ped when folding backth eseat back‐
re st. 0007
Movethedr iver's orfront passeng erseat for‐
wa rds, ifnecessar y. Sea
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0007
Foldthecor responding seatbackres t1
bac kuntil iteng ages.
Lef tand right seat backres ts: ifth eseat
bac kres tis no teng aged and locked, this will
be sho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla yon the
ins trumen tclus ter.
A wa rning tone also sou nds. Ce
nter seat bac kres t:ifth eseat backres tis
no teng aged and locked, redloc kve rificati on
indi cator2 willbe visible.
Lo cking there lease catchof thecent errear
seat backres t
Re quirement s:
R The leftand centerseat backres ts are
eng aged and joined toge ther.
Yo ucan lockth ecent erseat backres tre lease
cat chifyo uwa nttosecur eth etrunk agains t
unaut horized access. Thecent erseat backres t
can then be folded forw ards onlytoge ther wit h
th elef tseat backres t. 0007
Foldthecent erand leftseat backres ts for‐
wa rds. 0007
Toloc k:slide catch1 upw ards.
The release catchofthecent erseat backres t
will belocked. 0007
Tounlo ck:sl id e catc h1 down wards. 10
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Ov
ervie wof thetie- down eyes Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
(0013 page10 4). 1
Tie-do wneyes (vehicles withth ro ugh- loadin g
fe atur ein there ar ben chseat) Ov
ervie wof bag hook s 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rywhen usingbag
hook swit hhea vyobj ect s
The bag hook scan notre stra in hea vyobje cts
or items oflugg age.
Obj ectsor items oflugg agecould bethrow n
ar oun dand ther eb yhit vehicle occupants
when braking orabr uptly ch ang ingdirec‐
tio ns. 0007
Onlyhang lightobject son thebag
hook s. 0007
Neverhang hard,shar p-edg edorfragi le
objects onthebag hook s. Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
(0013 page10 4).
The bag hook scan beara maximu mloa dof
6.6 lbs(3kg).Do notuse them tosecur eaload. 1
Bag hook Hooking
inthepa rcel ne t 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dinco rrect ly
If yo udo notadeq uatelyst ow object sin the
ve hicle interior ,th ey cou ldslipor be tossed Seats
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oun dand ther eb yst rike vehicle occupants.
In addition, cupholder s,open stow age
spac esand mobi lephon ebr ac kets cann ot
alw aysre stra in theobjec tsthey cont ain in
th eev ent ofan acciden t.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. 0007
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe tossed about inthese or
similar situation s. 0007
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr oject from stow agespac es,parcel
ne ts or stow agene ts. 0007
Close theloc kable stow agespac es
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. 0007
Alw aysst ow and secureobj ect sth at
ar ehea vy,har d,poin ted, shar p-edg ed,
fr agile ortoolarg ein thetrunk . Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle. 0007
Vehicl eswith through-lo adingfeatur ein
th ere ar ben chseat :Fo ldup thetie-do wn
ey es. 0007
Hook parcel net1 intoth efront and rear
tie -do wn eyes. 0007
Vehicl eswithout ath rough-lo adingfea‐
tur ein there ar ben chseat :Hook therings
int oth epar cel net's hook s1. 0007
Hook therings intoth ehook son thetrunk
fl oor . EAS
Y-PA CK trunk box Ad
jus tingthe height ofthe EASY-PAC Ktrunk
bo xto anyposi tion 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
and injuredwhen moving thefloor up
When thefloor movesup, your han dsma y
bec ome trapped ontheframe oftheEA SY-
PA CK trun kbo xan dob ject sma ybe throw n
up. 0007
When thefloor movesup, mak esur e
th at your han dsareno twit hin the
sw eep ofthefloor . 0007
Ifsomeone becomestrapped, carefully
push thecent erofthefloor down ward. 0007
Remo veall obj ect sfrom thefloor
bef oremo ving itup. 11
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000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe npr ess ing theEA SY-PAC Ktrunk box
in
When theEA SY- PACK trunk boxis press ed
int oth ere tract edpositio n,your han dsma y
bec ome trapped. Children,in par ticular ,ma y
inj ureth emselv eswhen doing so. 0007
When pressing theEA SY-PAC Ktrunk
bo xin, mak esur eth at your han dsare
no twit hin thesw eep oftheEA SY- PACK
tr unk box. 0007
When leavingth eve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. 0007
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. 000E
NO
TEDama getotheex tende dEAS Y-
PA CK trunk box The
EASY-PAC Ktrunk boxma ybe dama ged
when itis ex tende d. 0007
Donotpl ace anyob jects onorpress
do wn ontheEA SY-PAC Ktrunk box
fr ame. 0007
Donotclose thetrunk lidwhen the
EAS Y-PA CK trunk boxis ex tende d. 000E
NO
TEDama getotheEA SY-PAC Ktrunk
bo xby object s Object
swhic har eshar p-edg ed,point ed,
fr agile, round edorhea vyand object sth at
ro llcan damag eth eEA SY-PAC Ktrunk box
and bethro wn out. 0007
Donottranspor tobj ect swhic har e
shar p-edged, poin ted, round edorfrag‐
ile and object sth at rollin theEA SY-
PA CK trunk box. 0007
Alw aysst ow and securesuc hobj ect s
out side ofthebo xin thetrunk . 0007
Alw aysobser vethemaximum permitt ed
load oftheEA SY-PAC Ktrunk box. 0007
Donotuse theEA SY-PAC Ktrunk box
when there ar seat sar efo lded for‐
wa rds. The
maximum permitt edload oftheEA SY-PAC K
tr unk boxis 22 lbs(1 0 kg ).To prev ent thebo x
fr om being overloaded, thebo xfloor willlowe r
ont oth etrunk floor when theload reac hes
appr oximat ely11 lbs (5kg). 0007
Toremo ve:pull handle 2onthebo x. Seats
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0007
Toincr ease theload capacit y:press the
cent eroffloor 1down wardsto thedesir ed
position andboxsize. 0007
Toreduce theload capac ity:pr ess button
3. 0007
Tosto w:press thebo xin com pletely usin g
han dle2untilit loc ksinplace.
0009 Obser vetheno teson cleaning theEA SY-
PA CK trunk box(0013 page36 5). Ins
tallin gor remo ving the EASY-PAC Ktrunk
bo x
Ins tallin g 0007
Inser tre tainer s2 ofbox1 intoopen ings
3. 0007
Raise box1 and press hook s5 into
anc hora ges4. 0007
Turn rotating catch6 inwa rd.
Re mo val 0007
Turn rotating catches6 outward. 0007
Lowe rbo x1 and pullit out ofanc horages
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Opening
thesto wage space underthetrunk
floor 000E
NO
TEDama getothehandle inthetrunk
fl oor If
th ehandle inthetrunk islef tpr otru ding,
th ehandle maybe damag ed. 0007
Unhing eth ehandle beforeyo uclo se
th etrunk lidand press thehandle
closed again. 0007
Pull handle 1upand hook itint odr ip rail
2. At
tac hin gth ero of car rier 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryifth emaximum
ro of load isexc eeded
When youload thero of, thecent erofgrav ity
of theve hicle rises and theusual driving
ch aract eristic sas wellas thesteer ing and
br aking charact eristic sch ang e.Dur ing cor‐
ner ing,th eve hicle tiltsmorest ro ng lyand
ma yre act mor eslugg ishlyto steer ing move‐
ments.
If yo uexc eed themaximum roof load, the
dr iving charact eristic s,as wellas thesteer‐
ing and braking charact eristic s,will be
gr eat lyim pair ed. 0007
Alw ayscom plywit hth emaximum roof
load andadjus tyo ur drivin gst yle. Yo
uwill find informa tionon themaximum roof
load inthe"T ec hnical data"sect ion. Seats
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000E
NO
TEVehicle damag efrom non-
appr ovedro of rack s The
vehicle could bedamag edbyroof rack s
whic hha ve notbe en tested and appr ovedby
Mer cedes-Ben z. 0007
Onlyuse roof rack ste sted and
appr ovedby Mer cedes-Ben z. 0007
Depending ontheve hicle equipment,
ensur eth at when thero of rack isins tal‐
led:
R The sliding sunroofcan befully
ra ised.
R The trunk lidcan befullyopen ed. 0007
Position theload onthero of rack in
suc hawa yth at theve hicle willnotsus‐
ta in damag eev en when itis in mo tion . 000E
NO
TEDama getothepanor amicsliding
sunr oofwhen aro of rack isfitt ed The
panor amicslid ing sunroo fma ybe dam‐
ag ed bythero of rack ifyo uatt em pttoopen
it when thero of rack isfitt ed . 0007
Donotop en thepanor amicsliding sun‐
ro of ifaro of rack isfitt ed .
In order toallo wventil ation oftheve hicle
int erior ,yo ucan raise thepanor amicsliding
sunr oof. 000E
NO
TEDama getothesliding sunroof
when aro of rack isins talled The
slidin gsunr oofmaybe damag edbythe
ro of rack ifyo uatt em pttoopen itwhen the
ro of rack isins talled. 0007
Donotopen thesliding sunroofwhen
th ero of rack isins talled.
In order toallo wventil ation oftheve hicle
int erior ,yo ucan raise thesliding sunroof. 000E
NO
TEDama getotheco vers The
covers ma ybe dama gedand scratc hed
when being opened. 0007
Donotuse metallic orhar dobje cts. 0007
Carefull yfo ld covers 1 upw ards inthe
dir ect ion ofthear row . 11
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0007
Secu rethero of rack totheanc horagepoint s
under covers 1 . 0007
Com plywit hth ero of rack manuf acturer's
ins tallation instruct ions . 0007
Sec ureth eload onthero of rack . Cup
holder Ins
talling thecup hold erinor remo ving it
fr om the center console(au tomatic trans ‐
mis sion ) 000A
WARNIN G‑Ri sk ofacci dent orinju ry
when usingthecup holder whilethe
ve hicle ismo ving
The cup holder cannotsecur econt ainer s
while theve hicle ismo ving.
If yo uuse acup hold erwhile theve hicle is
mo ving, thecon tainer maybe flung aroun d
and liquids maybe spill ed.The vehicle occu‐
pants maycome intocont actwithth eliq uid
and ifit is ho t,th ey cou ldbe scal ded.Yo u
cou ldbe dist ra cted from traf fic condi tions
and youma ylose contro lof theve hicle. 0007
Onlyuse thecup holder whentheve hi‐
cle isstatio nary. 0007
Onlyuse thecup holder forcont ainer s
of theright size. 0007
Close thecon tainer ,par ticular lyifth e
liq uid isho t. 0007
Toremo ve:sl id e catc h2 forw ards and pull
out cup holde r1. 0007
Toins tall: inser tcup holder 1and slide
bac kcat ch2.
0009 The cup holder rubber matcanberemo ved
fo rclea ning, e.g.using clea n,luk ewa rm
wa ter. Opening
orclosing thecup hold erinthere ar
ar mr est 000E
NO
TEDama getothere ar armr est When
folded out,there ar armr estcan be
damag edbythewe ight ofyour body . 0007
Donotsit orsuppo rtyo urself onthe
re ar armr est. 000E
NO
TEDama getothecup holder When
there ar armr estis folded backth ecup
holder couldbecome damaged. 0007
Onlyfo ld there ar armr estbac kwhen
th ecup holder isclosed. Seats
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