2018 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE ESP

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Adaptive HighbeamAssist CurrentlyUnavailable SeeOperator'sManual
Adaptive Highbea mAssis tis deactivated and temporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses are:
RThe windshield in th ecamera' sfield of vision is dirty
RVisibilit yis impaire ddue to heav yrain ,snow or fog
XClean th ewindshield.
If th esystem detects that th ecamera is full yoperational again ,th e
Adaptive
HighbeamAssistNowAvailablemessage is displayed.
Adaptive Highbea mAssis tis operational again .
Adaptive HighbeamAssist InoperativeAdaptive HighbeamAssis tis malfunctioning .
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
Engine
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CheckCoolantLevelSee Operator' sMan ‐ual
The coolan tlevel is to olow.
!Avoid making lon gjourneys wit hto olittl ecoolan tin th eengin e
coolin gsystem. The engin ewill otherwise be damaged.
XAd dcoolant, observing th ewarning note sbefore doin gso
(Ypage 289).
If you have to ad dcoolant frequently:
XContac t aqualified specialist workshop and hav eth eengin ecoolin g
system checked.
?The fan motor is malfunctioning .
XIf thecoolan ttemperature is belo wthered marking in th ecoolan t
temperature gauge ,drive to th eneares tqualified specialist work-
shop.
XAvoid heav yloads on th eengin eas you do so, e.g. drivin gin moun -
tainous terrain and stop-and-g otraffic.
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CoolantToo HotSto pVehicl eTur nEngine Off
The coolan tis to ohot .
A warning tone also sounds.
GWARNIN G
Do no tdrive when your engin eis overheated. This can caus esom e
fluids whic hmay hav eleaked int oth eengin ecompartmen tto catch
fire.
Steam from th eoverheate dengin ecan also caus eserious burn swhic h
can occur jus tby opening th ehood.
There is aris kof injury.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely and switch off th eengine, pay-
ing attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 147).
XWait until th eengin ehas cooled down .
XMakesur ethat th eair supply to th eengin eradiato ris no tblocked,
e.g. by snow, slus hor ice .
XDo no tstart th eengin eagain until th edisplay message goe sout and
th ecoolan ttemperature gauge is belo wthered marking .Other -
wise ,th eengin ecould be damaged.
XPay attention to th ecoolan ttemperature gauge .
If th etemperatur eincreases again:
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
Under normal operating condition sand wit hth especified coolan t
level, th ecoolan ttemperature gauge may ris eto th ered marking .
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See Operator' sMan ‐ual
The battery is no tbein gcharged.
A warning tone also sounds.
Possibl ecauses are:
Radefective alternato r
Ratorn poly-V-belt
Ramalfunction in th eelectronics
!Do no tcontinu edriving. The engin ecould otherwise overheat.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely and switch off th eengine, pay-
ing attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 147).
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
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StopVehicl eSeeOperator' sManual
The battery is no longer bein gcharged and th econdition of charg eis
to olow.
A warning tone also sounds.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely and switch off th eengine, pay-
ing attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 147).
XObserv eth einstruction sin th e# See Operator' sManualdisplay message .
XConsultaqualified specialist workshop .
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StopVehicl eLeaveEngine Runnin g
The battery condition of charg eis to olow.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions. Do no tcontinu edrivin g
under any circumstances.
XLeav eth eengin erunning.
XWait until th edisplay message disappear sbefore pullin gaway.
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Start Engine SeeOperator' sManual
The engin eis switched off and th econdition of charg eis to olow.
XSwitc hoff electrical consumer sthat you do no tneed, suc has th e
rear window defroste rand interior lighting .
XLeaveth eengin erunnin gfor afew minute sor drive alon gdistance.
The battery is bein gcharged.
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CheckEngineOilAtNex tRefueling
The engin eoil level has dropped to th eminimum level.
A warning tone also sounds.
!Avoid lon gjourneys wit hto olittl eengin eoil. The engin ewill oth-
erwise be damaged.
XChec kth eoil level when next refueling, at th elatest (Ypage 288).
XIf necessary, add engin eoil (Ypage 288).
If you have to ad dengin eoil frequently:
XContac t aqualified specialist workshop and hav eth eengin e
checked.
Information on approve dengin eoils can be obtained from aqualified
specialist workshop or on th eInternet at http://bevo.mercedes -
benz.co m.
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Check Engine OilLevel(Add1quart)(USA) Check EngineOil Level (Ad d 1Liter)(Canada)
Mercedes-AMGC63 vehicles:
The engin eoil level has dropped to th eminimum level.
!Avoid lon gjourneys wit hto olittl eengin eoil. The engin ewill oth-
erwise be damaged.
XChec kth eoil level when next refueling, at th elatest (Ypage 288).
XIf necessary, add engin eoil (Ypage 288).
If you have to ad dengin eoil frequently:
XContac t aqualified specialist workshop and hav eth eengin e
checked.
Information on approve dengin eoils can be obtained from aqualified
specialist workshop or on th eInternet at http://bevo.mercedes -
benz.co m.
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Engine Oil LevelLow Stop VehicleTurn Engine Off
Mercedes-AMG C 63 vehicles:
The engine oil level is too low. There is a risk of engine damage.
XPull over and stop the vehicle safely and switch off the engine, pay-
ing attention to road and traffic conditions.
XSecure the vehicle against rolling away (Ypage 147).
XCheck the engine oil level (Ypage 288).
XIf necessary, add engine oil (Ypage 288).
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Fuel Level Low
The fuel level has dropped into the reserve range.
XRefuel at the nearest gas station.
CThere is only a very small amount of fuel in the fuel tank.
XRefuel at the nearest gas station without fail.
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Gas Cap Loose
The fuel filler cap is not closed correctly or the fuel system is leaking.
XCheck that the fuel filler cap is correctly closed.
If the fuel filler cap is not correctly closed:
XClose the fuel filler cap.
If the fuel filler cap is correctly closed:
XVisit a qualified specialist workshop.
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Drivingsystems
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ATTENTION ASSIST :Take a Break!
Based on certain criteria, ATTENTION ASSIST has detecte dfatigue or
a lac kof concentration on th epar tof th edriver . Awarnin gtone also
sounds.
XIf necessary, take abreak .
Durin glon gjourneys, take regular break sin goo dtime so you get
enough rest.
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ATTENTION ASSISTInoperative
ATTENTION ASSIST is inoperative .
XVisitaqualified specialis tworkshop .
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VehicleRising
The vehicle is risin gto th elevel 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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StopVehicl eVehi‐cle Too Low
You hav epulle daway whil eth evehicle level is still to olow.
AIRMATIC set sth evehicle to th eselecte dlevel after ashort period.
XPull over and stop th evehicle safely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to road and traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicle against rollin gaway (Ypage 147).
XWait until th edisplay messag edisappears befor epulling away.
AIRMATIC is malfunctioning. Awarnin gtone also sounds.
XDo no tdrive at speeds abov e50 mph (80 km/h).
XMak eonly slight steerin gmovements .Otherwise ,th efron tfender
or th etires could be damaged if th esteerin gmovemen tis to olarge.
XListe nfo rscrapin gsounds.
XPull over and stop th evehicle safely, payin gattention to road and
traffic conditions, and set ahigher vehicle level.
Dependin gon th emalfunction ,it may be possible to rais eth evehi-
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 e50 mph (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 gAssis tor Active Lan eKeepin gAssis tis deactivated and
temporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses are:
RThe windshield in th ecamera' sfield of vision is dirty.
RVisibilit yis impaire ddue to heav yrain ,snow or fog .
RThere havebeen no lan emarking sfor an extended period
RThe lan emarking sare wor naway, dark or covered up, e.g. by dir tor
snow.
Whe nth ecauses state dabov eno longer apply, th edisplay message
disappears.
Lan eKeepin gAssis tor Active Lan eKeepin gAssis tis operational
again .
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 147).
XClean th ewindshield.
Lan eKeepin gAssistInoperativeor
ActiveLan eKeepin gAssist Inoperative
LaneKeepin gAssis tor Active Lan eKeepin gAssis tis malfunctioning .
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
Blind SpotAssistCurrently Unavaila‐ble See Operator' sManualorActiveBlind Spo tAssistCurrently Unavaila‐ble See Operator' sManual
Blind Spot Assistor Active Blind Spot Assis tis temporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses are:
RThe radar sensor system is outside th eoperating temperature
range.
RThe radar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to
electromagneti cradiation emitted by nearby TV or radi ostation sor
other source sof electromagneti cradiation .
Whe nth ecauses state dabov eno longer apply, th edisplay message
disappears.
Blind Spot Assis tor Active Blind Spot Assis tis operational again .
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 147).
XRestart th eengine.
Blind Spo tAssistInoperativeor
Active Blind Spo t
Assist Inoperative
Blind Spot Assistor Active Blind Spot Assis tis malfunctioning .
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
ParkingPilot Can ‐celedThe driver's door is open .
XRepeat theparking gap measuremen tand parking process wit hth e
driver's door closed .
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You touched themultifunction steering whee lwhile steering inter-
vention was active .
XWhilesteering intervention is active ,mak esur ethat th emultifunc-
tion steering whee lis no ttouched unintentionally.
The vehicl ehas started to skid and ES P®has intervened.
XUse theParking Pilo tagain later (Ypage 170).
ParkingPilot Inop‐erativ eParking Pilo tis malfunctioning or defective.
XFollow th einstruction sand helpful hints in th e"Problem swit h
Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC" section (Ypage 176).
If th emultifunction display still shows th edisplay message :
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
Parking Pilotis unavailable or malfunctioning .
XSwitchoff th eignition and restar tth eengine.
If th eParking Pilo tcontinues to be unavailable (the jsymbol does
no tappear in th emultifunction display):
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
ParkingPilot Fin ‐ishedThe vehicleis parked. Awarning tone also sounds.
The display message disappear sautomatically.
Traffi cSignAssistCurrently Unavaila‐ble See Operator' sManual
Traffic SignAssis tis temporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses are:
RThe windshield in th ecamera' sfield of vision is dirty.
RVisibilit yis impaire ddue to heav yrain ,snow or fog .
XClean thewindshield.
If th esystem detects that th ecamera is full yoperational, th edisplay
message disappears.
Traffic Sig nAssis tis operational again .
TrafficSignAssistInoperativeTraffic Sig nAssis tis malfunctioning .
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
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Off
The HOLD function is deactivated. The vehicl eis skidding.
A warning tone also sounds.
XReactivat eth eHOLD function later (Ypage 166).
The HOLD function is deactivated. Whe nth ebrak epedal is firmly
depressed, an activation condition is no tfulfilled .
A warning tone also sounds.
XChec kth eactivation condition sfor th eHOLD function
(Ypage 165).
Distance Pilot OffDistanc ePilo tDISTRONI Cis deactivated (Ypage 162).
If it was no tdeactivated by th edriver , awarning tone also sounds.
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Distance Pilot NowAvailableDistancePilo tDISTRONI Cis operational again after having been tem-
porarily unavailable .You can no wreactivat eDistanc ePilo t
DISTRONI C (
Ypage 159).
Distance Pilot Cur ‐rently UnavailableSee Operator'sMan ‐ual
Distanc ePilo tDISTRONI Cis temporarily inoperative.
Steering Pilo tis also temporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses are:
RThe radar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to
electromagneti cradiation emitted by nearby TV or radi ostation sor
other source sof electromagneti cradiation .
RThe system is outside th eoperating temperature range.
RThe on-boar dvoltag eis to olow.
A warning tone also sounds.
Whe nth ecauses state dabov eno longer apply, th edisplay message
disappears.
Distanc ePilo tDISTRONI Cis operational again .
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 147).
XRestart th eengine.
DistancePilotInop‐erativ eDistanc ePilo tDISTRONI Cis malfunctioning .
The followin gmay hav ealso failed:
RActive Brake Assis twit hcross-traffic function
RSteering Pilo t
A warning tone also sounds.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
Distance Pilot Sus‐pendedYou havedepressed th eaccelerato rpedal .Distanc ePilo tDISTRONI C
is no longer controllin gth espeed of th evehicle.
XRemove your foo tfrom th eaccelerato rpedal .
Distance Pilot- - - mphAcondition for activating Distanc ePilo tDISTRONI Chas no tbeen met .
XCheckth eactivation condition sfor Distanc ePilo tDISTRONI C
(Ypage 159).
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