diff --git a/docs/interfaces/c_cpp/getting_started_c.md b/docs/interfaces/c_cpp/getting_started_c.md
index b2d2f43..af138b5 100644
--- a/docs/interfaces/c_cpp/getting_started_c.md
+++ b/docs/interfaces/c_cpp/getting_started_c.md
@@ -89,7 +89,10 @@ To set custom settings, a `piqp_settings` struct has to be instantiated and the
 ```c
 piqp_settings* settings = (piqp_settings*) malloc(sizeof(piqp_settings));
 
-piqp_set_default_settings(settings);
+// dense interface
+piqp_set_default_settings_dense(settings);
+// sparse interface
+piqp_set_default_settings_sparse(settings);
 settings->verbose = 1;
 settings->compute_timings = 1;
 ```
diff --git a/examples/c/c_dense_example.c b/examples/c/c_dense_example.c
index 2843c99..3d0b072 100644
--- a/examples/c/c_dense_example.c
+++ b/examples/c/c_dense_example.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ int main()
     piqp_settings* settings = (piqp_settings*) malloc(sizeof(piqp_settings));
     piqp_data_dense* data = (piqp_data_dense*) malloc(sizeof(piqp_data_dense));
 
-    piqp_set_default_settings(settings);
+    piqp_set_default_settings_dense(settings);
     settings->verbose = 1;
     settings->compute_timings = 1;
 
diff --git a/examples/c/c_sparse_example.c b/examples/c/c_sparse_example.c
index d066bd3..ed50f4a 100644
--- a/examples/c/c_sparse_example.c
+++ b/examples/c/c_sparse_example.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ int main()
     piqp_settings* settings = (piqp_settings*) malloc(sizeof(piqp_settings));
     piqp_data_sparse* data = (piqp_data_sparse*) malloc(sizeof(piqp_data_sparse));
 
-    piqp_set_default_settings(settings);
+    piqp_set_default_settings_sparse(settings);
     settings->verbose = 1;
     settings->compute_timings = 1;