2003 Mercedes-benz C Class Owners Manual

Rear bulbs 291, 295

Turning off

Engine 53

Units

Setting speedometer units 123
Setting temperature units 123

Unlocking 30, 84

Centrally from inside 92
Driver’s door in an emergency 285
Fuel filler flap 233
Global 85
In an emergency 285

Selective settings 85
Separately the trunk 91
Transmission selector lever

manually 288

Vehicle in an emergency 216
With the SmartKey 30

Upgrade signals

Tele Aid* 215

Uphill driving

Cruise control 194

Upshifting 139
Useful features 203

Ashtrays 207
Cigarette lighter 208
Garage door opener 217
Tele Aid* 209
Telephone* 208

Vehicle

Individual settings 119, 121
Locking 25
Locking in an emergency 286
Lowering 301
Performance in cold weather 335
Performance in hot weather 335
Proper use of 16

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Service battery 303
Towing 308
Unlocking 25
Unlocking in an emergency 285
With flexible fuel 334

Vehicle battery 303
Vehicle care 249

Cup holder 252
Engine cleaning 250
Gear selector lever 252
Hard plastic trim items 252
Headlamps 251
Instrument cluster 252
Leather upholstery 253
Light alloy wheels 252
MB Tex upholstery 253
Ornamental moldings 251
Paintwork 250
Plastic and rubber parts 252
Power washer 250
Seat belts 252
Steering wheel 252
Tail lamps 251
Tar stains 250
Turn signals 251

Vehicle washing 251
Window cleaning 251
Wiper blades 251

Warning lamps

see Lamps, indicator and warning

Vehicle identification number (VIN) 318
Vehicle jack 280
Vehicle lighting

Warning sounds

Drivers seat belts 61
Parking brake 46

Checking 234

Vehicle tool kit 279

Alignment bolt 279
Removing 279
Spare fuses 279
Special fuse puller 279
Towing eye bolt 279
Vehicle jack 279
Wheel bolts 279
Wheel wrench 279

Vehicle washing 251
Ventilated storage compartment 155
Ventilation

Storage compartment 155

VIN (Vehicle Identification

Number) 318, 345

Voice control system* 345

Hands-free microphone 27

Warranty coverage 317
Washer fluid see Windshield washer fluid Washing the vehicle 249
Wear pattern (tires) 244
Weights 328
Wheel change

Tightening torque 301

Wheels

Rotating 244
Tires and wheels 242

Window curtain airbags 61
Windows see Side windows Windshield

Defogging 151, 159
Refilling washer fluid 241
Replacing wiper blades 296
Washer fluid 241, 338
Washer system 338

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Wiper blades

Cleaning 251
Installing 296
Removing 296
Replacing 296
Replacing insert 296

Wiping

Interval 48
With windshield washer fluid 49

Xenon headlamps

Bi-Xenon* 341

Index

Windshield washer fluid 338
Message in display 278
Mixing ratio 338
Refilling 241
Wiping with 49

Windshield washer system 338
Windshield wipers 48

Fast wiper speed 48
Replacing wiper blades 296
Single wipe 49
Switching on 48
Wiping with windshield

washer fluid 49

Winter driving 245

Block heater 246
Snow chains 246
Tires 245
Transmission program mode 142

Winter driving instructions 228
Winter tires 245

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Service and Literature

Your authorized Mercedes-Benz Center has trained technicians and original Mercedes-Benz parts to service your vehicle properly.

For expert advice and quality service, see your authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

If your are interested in obtaining service literature for your vehicle, please contact your authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

We consider this the best way for you to obtain accurate information for your vehicle.

For further information you can find us on the Mercedes-Benz web-site www.mbusa.com or www.mercedes-benz.ca.

Warning!

To help avoid personal injury, be extremely careful when performing any service work or repairs. Improper or incomplete service or the use of incorrect or inappropriate parts or materials may damage the vehicle or its equipment, which may in turn result in personal injury.

If you have any question about carrying out some service, turn to the advice of an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

We reserve the right to modify the technical details of the vehicle as given in the data and illustrations of this Operator’s Manual.

Reprinting, translation and copying, even of excerpts, is not permitted without our prior authorization in writing.

Title illustration no. P00.01-2283-31

Press time 10/24/02

GSP/SIP

Printed in Germany