Mercedes-Benz C-Class Saloon, Owner'S Manual

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You will receive information about the following
points:
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The area of the vehicle that may have been
damaged.
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The force of the impact.
The following situations can lead to inadvertent
activation:
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The parked vehicle is moved, e.g. in a two-
storey garage.
% Deactivate tow-away protection in order to
prevent inadvertent activation. If you deacti‐
vate tow-away protection, damage detection
will also be deactivated.
System limitations
Detection may be restricted in the following sit‐
uations:
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The vehicle is damaged without impact, e.g.
if an outside mirror is torn off or the paint is
damaged by a key.
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Impact occurs at low speed.
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The electric parking brake is not applied.
Notes on parking up the vehicle
If you leave the vehicle parked up for longer than
four weeks, the disconnected battery may be
damaged by deep discharge.
If you leave the vehicle parked up for longer than
six weeks, it may suffer disuse damage.
% Further information can be obtained at a
qualified specialist workshop.
Plug-in hybrid: observe the notes in the Supple‐
ment. Otherwise, you may fail to recognise dan‐
gers.
Standby mode (extension of the starter bat‐
tery's period out of use)
Standby mode function
% This function is not available for all models.
If standby mode is activated, the vehicle can be
parked for an extended period of time without
losing power.
Standby mode is characterised by the following:
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the starter battery is preserved.
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the maximum non-operational time out of
use is displayed in the multimedia system
display.
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functions such as interior protection or tow-
away protection are not available.
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the connection to online services is interrup‐
ted.
If the following conditions are fulfilled, standby
mode can be activated or deactivated using the
multimedia system:
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the engine is switched off.
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the ignition is switched on.
Exceeding the vehicle's displayed non-opera‐
tional time may cause inconvenience, i.e. it can‐
not be guaranteed that the starter battery will
reliably start the engine.
The starter battery must be charged first in the
following situations:
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the vehicle's non-operational time must be
extended.
202 Driving and parking