Safety
Dual-stage front airbags and door-mounted side-impact airbags for the front and rear seats are standard. Optional curtain-type airbags deploy from above the side windows. With Mercedes’ BabySmart technology, sensors in the front passenger seat disable the airbags if they detect a child-safety seat in position. All C-Class sedans have antilock brakes and Mercedes-Benz’s Electronic Stability Program.
Driving Impressions
The C320 is a precise, fully capable and rewarding road machine with a couple of
irritating features. Rather than a full set of gauges, the driver must click
through a sequence of electronic displays. The tachometer is small, and the
controls aren’t the easiest to use.
Ride quality is firm but highly pleasing. If the sedan hits a nasty bump, recovery is nearly instantaneous. The C320 is notably stable on the highway, and it requires minimal correction on straightaways. Extra-precise steering provides response to driver inputs that could hardly be better in a family-size sedan; however, The C320 doesn’t feel quite as sure of itself on the road as some rivals.
Performance from the 3.2-liter engine is strong and eager. For passing and merging, the automatic transmission reacts quickly and almost seamlessly. Front occupants get plenty of space.
See also:
Vehicles with extended Off-Road Proengineering package
Basic settings
The extent to which the vehicle is raised or
lowered depends on the basic setting
selected.
Select:
• Off-road level 3 for freeing the vehicle
in
impassable terrain at low spe ...
Setting the center air vents
1 Center air vent, left
2 Center air vent, right
3 Center vent thumbwheel, right
4 Center vent thumbwheel, left
► To open/close: turn thumbwheels 3 and 4
to the right or left. ...
Engine
Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
Solutions
The coolant level is too low.
– Add coolant, observing the warning notes when doing so.
– If coolant needs ...