Contemporary vehicles have an increasing number of features and although they bring us a lot of comfort, a lot of them are not all the time easy to use. It doesn’t matter if you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Mercedes Classe C 2, depending on its features, it can be tricky to understand how to start a Mercedes Classe C 2? Even if this essential act of running a car may seem obvious to many of you, depending on the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less elementary to do so. On this webpage we will explain the several ways to start a Mercedes Classe C 2 with the key, then, in a second section, how to switch on a Mercedes Classe C 2 with a card, and to conclude, without using the key.
How to start a Mercedes Classe C 2 with key?
So we commence our article which is meant to teach you how to start a Mercedes Classe C 2, which is furnished with a classic key start. Find below the various measures to be executed to turn on the engine of your Mercedes Classe C 2:
- Distinguish the location of the neiman (hole in which the key is inserted), it is generally on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dash. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not think twice to have a look at our article on the steering wheel blocked on Mercedes Classe C 2 that is blocked to find out how to unblock it.
- Place the key into this one.
- Examine that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
- Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn until you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
- Check on your dashboard that the orange lights turn off, if you don’t know what they mean don’t think twice to have a look at our article on orange lights on Mercedes Classe C 2 to discover the reason for this.
- You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Mercedes Classe C 2 starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds otherwise you risk damaging it, if the car does not start, let it rest a few tens of seconds before a new testing)
- That’s it. You managed to start your Mercedes Classe C 2,
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How to start a Mercedes Classe C 2 with the key card?
After learning about how to turn on the engine of a Mercedes Classe C 2 with key or will teach you you how to do it for a Mercedes Classe C 2 equipped with a key card and not a key. The operation is still more or less alike, so don’t think twice to return to the previous part to have details on each of the steps to do. Learn below the actions to stick to to start your Mercedes Classe C 2 with a card:
- Dependant upon the year and the series, you may or may not need to put in the card in a dedicated slot, check on your dashboard if your Mercedes Classe C 2 is equipped with this slot or not.
- If it has one, insert the card in this hole, otherwise you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
- Uncover the “start” button, which is commonly located at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is commonly positioned on the centre console.
- Examine that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
- Push the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Mercedes Classe C 2
- Push a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Mercedes Classe C 2
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How do I start a Mercedes Classe C 2 without a key?
And to conclude, we will discover, how to start a Mercedes Classe C 2 without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this may seem obvious. However, you should know that if your Mercedes Classe C 2 is more recent than the mid 90’s it will be hard to start it without a key because of all the security gadgets present on it. As expected, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the process to follow:
- Remove the cover that covers your steering wheel and locate among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
- Strip, connect them together and separate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the procedure). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
- Finally, strip the starter wire and connect it quickly with the battery wire (do not make extended contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Mercedes Classe C 2).
There, you’ve found out all the techniques to start a Mercedes Classe C 2.
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