2017 MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class COUPE ESP

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StopVehicl eSeeOperator' sManual
The battery is no longer bein gcharged and th ebattery charg elevel is
to ol ow.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely and switch off th eengine, pay-
ing attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur ethe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 152).
XObserv ethe instruction sinthe# See Operator' sManualdisplay message .
XConsultaqualified specialist workshop .
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StopVehicl eLeaveEngine Runnin g
The battery charg elevel is to olow.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions. Do no tcontinue driving
under any circumstances.
XLeav ethe engin erunning.
XWait until th edisplay message disappear sbefore pullin gaway.
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Start Engine SeeOperator' sManual
The engin eisswitched off and th ebattery charg elevel is to olow.
XSwitc hoff electrical consumer sthaty ou do no tneed, suc hasthe
rear window defroste rand interior lighting .
XLeavethe engin erunnin gfor afew minute sordrivealon gd istance.
The battery is bein gcharged.
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CheckEngineOilAtNex tRefueling
The engin eoil level has dropped to th eminimum level.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
!Avoid lon gjou rneys wit htoo littl eengineo il. The engin ewill oth-
erwise be damaged.
XChec kthe oil level when next refueling, at th elatest (Ypage 289).
XIf necessary, add engin eoil(Ypage 289).
If th eengin eoil need stoppin gupm oreo ften:
XContac taqualified specialist workshop and hav ethe engin e
checked.
Information on approve dengineo ils can be obtained from aqualified
specialist workshop or on th eInterne tath ttp:// bevo.mercedes -
benz.com.
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Check Engine OilLevel (Add1quart)
The engin eoil level has dropped to th eminimum level.
!Avoid lon gjou rneys wit htoo littl eengineo il. The engin ewill oth-
erwise be damaged.
XChec kthe oil level when next refueling, at th elatest (Ypage 289).
XIf necessary, add engin eoil(Ypage 289).
If th eengin eoil need stoppin gupm oreo ften:
XContac taqualified specialist workshop and hav ethe engin e
checked.
Information on approve dengineo ils can be obtained from aqualified
specialist workshop or on th eInterne tath ttp:// bevo.mercedes -
benz.com.
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Engine Oil LevelLow Sto pVehicl eTurnEngine Off
The engin eoil level is to olow. There is ariskofe ngined amage.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely and switch off th eengine, pay-
ing attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur ethe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 152).
XChec kthe engin eoil level (Ypage 289).
XIf necessary, add engin eoil(Ypage 289).
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Fue lLevel Low
The fuel level has dropped int othe reserv erange.
XRefue lattheneares tgas station .
CThere is only averys mall amount of fuel in th efuel tank.
XRefue lattheneares tgas station without fail .
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Gas Cap Loose
The fuel filler cap is no tclosed correctl yorthefuel system is leaking .
XCheckthatthe fuel filler cap is correctl yclosed .
If th efuelfiller cap is not correctl yclosed :
XClosethe fuel filler cap .
If th efuelfiller cap is correctl yclosed :
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
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Drivingsystems
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ATTENTION ASSIST :TakeaB reak!
Based on certain criteria, ATTENTION ASSIST has detecte dfatigue or
al ackofc oncentrat ion on thepartoft hedriver .Awarnin gtonea lso
sounds.
XIf necessary, take abreak .
Durin glon gjou rneys, take regular break singoodt imesoy ou get
enough rest.
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ATTENTION ASSISTInoperative
ATTENTION ASSIST is inoperative .
XVisitaqualified specialis tworkshop .
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VehicleRising
Your vehicle is adjustin gtothelevel you hav eselected.
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Vehicl eRisingPlease Wai t
The vehicle level is to olow when th evehicle is stationary. Awarnin g
tone also sounds.
XDo no tpull away.
The vehicle level is set when th edisplay messag edisappears .
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StopV ehicl eVehi‐cle Too Low
You hav epulle daway whil ethe vehicle level is still to olow.
AIRMATIC set sthe vehicle to th eselecte dlevel after ashort period.
XPull over and stop th evehicle safely as soo naspossible, payin g
attention to road and traffic conditions.
XSecur ethe vehicle against rollin gaway (Ypage 152).
XWait until th edisplay messag edisappears befor epulling away.
AIRMATIC is defective. Awarnin gtonea lso sounds.
XDo no tdrive at speeds abov e50mph (80 km/h).
XMakeonlys light steerin gmovements .Otherwise ,the fron tfender
or th etires could be damaged if th esteerin gmovemen tistoolarge.
XListe nfor scrapin gsounds.
XPull over and stop th evehicle safely, payin gattenti on to road and
traffic conditions, and set ahigher vehicle level.
Dependin gonthemalfunction ,itmay be possible to rais ethe vehi-
cle.
XVisit aqualified specialis tworkshop .
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Malfunction
The AIRMATIC function is restricted. The vehicle' shandlin gcharac -
teristics may be affected.
XDo no tdrive at speeds abov e50m ph (80 km/h).
XVisit aqualified specialis tworkshop .
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LaneKeepin gAssistCurrently Unavaila‐ble See Operator' sManualorActiveLan eKeepin gAssistCurrently Unavaila‐ble See Operator' sManual
LaneKeepin gAssistorA ctiveLaneK eepin gAssistisd eactivated and
temporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses are:
Rthew indshield in th ecamera' sfield of vision is dirty.
Rvisibilit yisimpaire ddue to heav yrain ,sno worf og.
Rthere hav ebeen no lan emarking sfor an extended period.
Rthel an em arking sare worn, dark or covered, e.g. by dir torsnow.
Whe nthe causes state dabov enol onger apply, th edisplay message
disappears.
Lan eKeepin gAssistorA ctiveLaneK eepin gAssistiso perational
again .
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur ethe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 152).
XClean th ewindshield.
Lan eKeepin gAssistInoperativeor
ActiveLan eKeepin gAssist Inoperative
LaneKeepin gAssistorA ctiveLaneK eepin gAssistisd efective.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
Blind SpotAssistCurrently Unavaila‐ble See Operator' sManualorActiveBlind Spo tAssistCurrently Unavaila‐ble See Operator' sManual
Blind Spot AssistorActiveBlind Spot Assis tistemporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses are:
Rther adar sensor system is outside th eoperating temperature
range.
Rth er adar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to elec -
tromagneti cradiation emitted by nearby TV or radi ostation sor
other source sofelectromagneti cradiation .
Whe nthe causes state dabov enol onger apply, th edisplay message
disappears.
Blind Spot Assis torActiveBlind Spot Assis tisoperational again .
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur ethe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 152).
XRestart th eengine.
Blind Spo tAssistInoperativeor
Active Blind Spo t
Assist Inoperative
Blind Spot AssistorActiveBlind Spot Assis tisdefective.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
ParkAssistCanceledThe driver's door is open .
XRepeat theparking gap measuremen tand parking process wit hthe
driver's door closed .
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You touched themultifunction steering whee lwhile steering inter-
vention was active .
XWhilesteering intervention is active ,makes uret hatthe multifunc-
tion steering whee lisnottouched unintentionally.
The vehicl ehas started to skid and ES P®has intervened.
XUse Active Parking Assistagain later (Ypage 177).
ParkAssist Inoper ‐ativePARKTRONICism alfunctioning or faulty.
XFollow th einstruction sand helpful hints in th e"Problem swith
PARKTRONIC" section (Ypage 177).
If th emultifunction display still shows th edisplay message :
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
Active Parking Assistisunavailable or faulty.
XSwitc hoff th eignition and restar tthe engine.
If Active Parking Assis tcontinue stobeu navailable (the jsymbol
does no tappear in th emultifunction display):
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
ParkAssistSwitched OffThe vehicl eisparked. Awarning tone also sounds.
The display message disappear sautomatically.
Traffi cSignAssistCurrently Unavaila‐ble See Operator' sManual
Traffic SignAssistist emporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses are:
Rthew indshield in th ecamera' sfield of vision is dirty.
Rvisibilit yisimpaire ddue to heav yrain ,sno worf og.
XClean th ewindshield.
If th esystem detects that th ecamera is fully operational, th edisplay
message disappears.
Traffic Sig nAssistiso perational again .
TrafficSignAssistInoperativeTraffic Sig nAssistisf aulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
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Off
The HOLD function is deactivated. The vehicl eisskidding.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
XReactivat ethe HOLD function later (Ypage 169).
The HOLD function is deactivated. Whe nthe brak epedal is firmly
depressed, an activation condition is no tfulfilled .
Aw arning tone also sounds.
XChec kthe activation condition sfor th eHOLDf unction
(Ypage 169).
DISTRONIC PLU SOffDISTRONI CPLUSh as been deactivated (Ypage 162).
If it was no tdeactivated by th edriver ,aw arning tone also sounds.
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DISTRONIC PLUSNowAvailableDISTRONI CPLUSiso perational again after having been temporarily
unavailable .You can no wreactivat eDISTR ONICPLUS(Ypage 162).
DISTRONIC PLU SCur‐rently UnavailableSee Operator' sMan‐ual
DISTRONI CPLUSist emporarily inoperative.
Steering Assis tand Stop&Go Pilo tare temporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses are:
Rther adar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to elec -
tromagneti cradiation emitted by nearby TV or radi ostation sor
other source sofelectromagneti cradiation .
Rthes ystem is outside th eoperating temperature range.
Rtheo n-bo ardv oltag eistoolow.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
Whe nthe causes state dabov enol onger apply, th edisplay message
disappears.
DISTRONI CPLUSiso perational again .
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur ethe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 152).
XRestart th eengine.
DISTRONICPLU SInop‐erativ eDISTRONI CPLUSisd efective.
The followin gmay hav ealso failed:
RBASP LUSw ithC ross-Traffic Assis t
RPRE-SAFE®Brake
RSteering Assis tand Stop&Go Pilo t
Aw arning tone also sounds.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
DISTRONIC PLUSSus‐pendedYou hav edepressed th eaccelerato rpedal .DISTR ONICPLUSisn o
longer controllin gthe speed of th evehicle.
XRemove your foo tfromt heaccelerato rpedal .
DISTRONIC PLU S---mphAn activation condition for DISTRONI CPLUSisn otfulfilled .
XCheckthe activation condition sfor DISTRONI CPLUS(Ypage 162).
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DTR+: SteeringAssist.CurrentlyUnavailable SeeOperator' sManual
Steering Assis tand Stop&Go Pilo tare temporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses are:
Rthew indshield in th ecamera' sfield of vision is dirty.
Rvisibilit yisimpaire ddue to heav yrain ,sno worf og.
Rthere are no lan emarking sfor alonger period.
Rthel an em arking sare worn, dark or covered, e.g. by dir torsnow.
Whe nthe causes state dabov enol onger apply, th edisplay message
disappears.
Steering Assis tand Stop&Go Pilo tare operative again .
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur ethe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 152).
XClean th ewindshield.
DTR+: SteeringAssist .InoperativeSteering Assis tand Stop&Go Pilo tare faulty.
However, th eDISTR ONICPLUSfunction sare still available.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
CruiseControlInop‐erativeCruisecontro lismalfunctioning .
Aw arning tone also sounds.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
Cruise Control---mph
RAconditi on for activating cruise control has no tbeen met .
You hav etried to store aspeed belo w20mph (30 km/h), for exam-
ple.
RES P®is deactivated. The yellow ES P®OFFw arning lamp is lit .
XIf conditionspermit ,drive faste rtha n2 0m ph (30 km/h )and store
th es peed.
or
XChec kthe activation condition sfor cruise control (Ypage 160).
or
XReactivat eESP®:
Rall vehicles except Mercedes-AMG vehicles (Ypage 67)
RMercedes-AMG vehicles(Ypage 68)
Cruise Contro lOffCruis econtro lhas been deactivated.
If aw arning tone also sounds, cruise control has deactivated auto -
matically (
Ypage 160).
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Tires
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CheckTirePressureSoonCanad aonly:
The tire pressure loss warning system hasd etecte das ignificant loss
in pressure.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
Possibl ecauses:
Ryouh avec hange dthe positions of the wheels and tire sorinstalled
new wheels and tires.
Rthe tire pressure in one or mor etiresh asdropped significantly
GWARNING
Tire pressures thata retoo lo wposet he following hazards:
Rtheym ayburst, especially as the load and vehicl espeed increase.
Rtheym aywear excessivel yand/or unevenly, which mayg reatly
impai rtire traction.
Rthe drivin gcharacteristics, as well as steerin gand braking ,maybe
greatl yimpaired.
There is ariskofana ccident.
XStop the vehicl ewithou tmaking any sudden steerin gorbraking
maneuvers. Pa yattentio ntothe trafficc onditions as yo udoso.
XSecure the vehicl eagain st rolling away (Ypage 152).
XCheck the tire sand,ifn ecessary,f ollowthe instructions for aflat
tire (Ypage 300).
XCheck the tire pressures and ,ifnecessary,c orrect the tire pressure.
XRestart the tire pressure loss warning system when the tire pres-
sure is correct (Ypage 323).
CheckTirePressureThenRestar tRunFlatIndicator
Canad aonly:
The tire pressure loss warning system generated adisplay message
and hasn ot been restarted since.
XSet the correct tire pressure in al lfou rtires.
XRestart the tire pressure loss warning system (Ypage 323).
Run Fla tIndicatorInoperativeCanad aonly:
The tire pressure loss warning system is faulty.
XVisitaq ualified specialis tworkshop.
PleaseCorrectTirePressureThe tire pressure is too lo winatleastone of the tires, or the tire
pressure differenc ebetween the wheels is too great.
XCheck the tire pressures at the next opportunity (Ypage 323).
XIf necessary,c orrect the tire pressure.
XRestart the tire pressure monitor (Ypage 325).
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