2019 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE Owner's Manual

0007
Dep ress thebr ak epedal withfull forc e
in emer gency braki ng situa tions. ABS
pr eve nts thewheels from locking . BA
Ssu ppo rts yo ur eme rgency braking situation
wit hadditional brak efo rc e.
If yo udepr essthebr ak epedal quickl y, BA Sis
acti vated:
R BASau tomatical lyboos tsthebr ak epr es‐
sur e.
R BAScan shorten thebr aking distance.
R ABS preve nts thewheels from locking .
The brak es will func tion asusual onceyo u
re lease thebr ak epedal. BASis dea ctivated. Fu
nction ofESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityPro‐
gr am) 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
mal functi oning
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
canno tcar ry
out vehicle stabiliz ation.Inaddit ion,ot her
dr iving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. 0007
Drive on car efull y. 0007
Have ESP ®
ch eckedat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
dea ctivated
If yo udeac tivateES P®
,ES P®
can notcar ry
out vehicle stabiliz ation. 0007
ESP®
shoul don lybe deactiv ated inthe
fo llo wing situat ions. Mer
cedes‑AM Gve hicl es:alwaysobser vethe
no tesin theSupplement .Ot her wise, youma y
fa ilto recogni zedangers. ESP
®
can moni torand improve driving stabilit y
and tract ion inthefo llo wing situat ions,wit hin
ph ysical limit s:
R When pulling away on awe tor slip pe ry road‐
wa y.
R When braking.
R Instro ng side winds when youar edr ivin g
fa ster than 50 mph(8 0km/h).
If th eve hicle deviat esfrom thedir ect ion desir ed
by thedr iver ,ES P®
can stabiliz eth eve hicle by
int erve ning inthefo llo wing ways:
R One ormor ewheels arebr ak ed.
R The engine outputisadap tedaccor dingto
th esituation .
ES P®
is deactiv ated ifth e00BB ESP®
OFF warn‐
ing lam plight sup con tinuousl yin theins trument
clus ter:
R Driving stabilit ywill nolongerbe improve d.
R Crosswind Assistis no long eractiv e.
R The drive wheels couldspin.
R ETS/4 ETStra ction control isstill act ive. Dr
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0009
When ESP®
is deactiv ated, youar est ill assis‐
te dby ESP ®
wh en braki ng.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam pflashes inthe
ins trumen tclus ter,one orseveralve hicle wheels
has reac hed itsgrip limit :
R Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle to suit thecur rent
ro ad and weather condition s.
R Donotdeac tivateES P®
.
R Onlydepr esstheaccelera torpeda las faras
is necessar y.
Dea ctivateESP ®
in thefo llo wing situat ionsto
im prov etraction :
R When usingsnowch ains . R
Indeep snow .
R Onsand orgrav el.
0009 Spinn ingthewheels results inacutting
action, whichenhances traction.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam plight sup con tinu‐
ousl y,ESP ®
is no tav ailable duetoamalf unction.
Obse rveth efo llo wing informatio n:
R Warning and indic ator lam ps
(0013 page466)
R Disp lay mess ages (0013 page420 )
ET S/4ET S(Electr onicTractio nSy stem)
ET S/ 4ETS tracti oncontr olispa rtof ESP ®
and
mak esitpossible topull away and accelerat eon
a slippe ryroadw ay. ET
S/4ET Scan improve theve hicle's traction by
int erve ning inthefo llo wing ways:
R The drive wheels arebr ak ed individually if
th ey spin.
R Mor edr ive to rq ue istrans ferred tothewheel
or wheels withtra ction.
Inf luence ofdrive pr og rams onESP®
The drive pr og rams enabl eESP ®
to adap tto dif‐
fe re nt we ather and road con dition sas wellas
th edr iver's prefer reddr iving style. Youcan
sele ctthedr ive pr og rams using theDY NA MIC
SELE CTswitc h(0013 page14 0). 16
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ESP
®
ch aract eristics perdrive pr og ram Dr
ive pr og ram
ESP®
mod e Cha
racter istics
A (Comf ort)
; (Eco) ES
P®
Comf ort Thes
edr ive pr og rams prov ide theideal balance
be tween traction and stabilit y.
Sel ect drive pr ogr am ; orA indifficult
ro ad con dition s,suc has snow orice, orwhen
th ero ad iswe tfr om rain.
C (Spor t)
ESP®
Spor t This
drive pr ogr am continues toofferst abilit y
but withaspor tysetup whic hallo wstheent hu‐
sias ticdriver amor eactiv edr iving style.
Select drive pr ogr am C ingood road con di‐
tio ns,fo rex am ple ondryro ads and clear
st re tche sof road.
B (SportPlus )
ESP®
Spo rtPlus The
vehicle's ownund ersteer ing and overste er‐
ing charact eristic sar eacc entuated. This allows
a mor eact ive dr ivin gst yle to be adop ted.
Select drive pr ogr am B ingood road con di‐
tio ns,fo rex am ple ondryro ads and clear
st re tche sof road. Dr
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Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gES P®
(E lectr onicSta‐
bil ity Prog ram) Mu
ltimed iasystem:
0018 Vehicle 0019
k Assist ance 0019
ESP
Mer cedes‑AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yno tre cog‐
nize dangers. 0007
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
ES P®
is deactiv ated ifth e00BB ESP®
OFF warn‐
ing lam plight sup con tinuousl yin theins trument
clus ter.
Obser vetheinf ormation onwarning lam psand
displa ymess ages whic hma ybe sho wninthe
ins trumen tclus ter. Fu
nction ofESP ®
Cr osswind Assist ES
P®
Cr osswind Assistde tects sudde ngu stsof
side wind andhelps thedr iver tokeep theve hi‐
cle inthelane:
R ESP®
Cr osswind Assistis activ eat vehicle
speeds between 50mph(80 km/h) and 12
5mp h(200 km/h) whendriving stra ight
ahead orcor ner ing slight ly.
R The vehicle isstabiliz edbymeans ofindivi d‐
ua lbr ak eapp lication onone side. Fu
nction ofEBD (electr onicbrak efo rc edis‐
tr ibut ion) EB
Dis ch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R Mon itor ing and regulating thebr ak epr essur e
on there ar wheels .
R Improve ddr iving stabilit ywhen brakin g,
espe ciallyon ben ds. Fu
nction ofSTEER CONT ROL ST
EER CONT ROLhelps youby trans mitting a
no tice ablesteer ing forc eto thesteer ing wheel in
th edir ect ion requ ired forve hicle stabiliz ation.
This steer ing recomme ndation isgiv en particu‐
lar lyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Both right wheels orboth leftwheels areon
a we tor slip pe ry road sur face whe nyo u
br ak e R
The vehicle star ts to skid
Sy stem limita tions
ST EER CONTR OLmaybe impai redor ma yno t
func tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R ESP®
is deact ivat ed
R ESP®
is malfun ctionin g
R The steer ing ismalfunct ioning
If ES P®
is malfunct ioning,youwill beassis ted
fur ther by theelectr icpo we rst eer ing. Fu
nction ofActiv eBr ak eAs sist Ac
tiveBr ak eAssi stconsi stsof thefo llo wing
func tions:
R Distance warning func tion
R Autonomo usbraki ng func tion
R Situ ation-d epend ent braki ng assist anc e
R Vehicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ck‐
ag e:Evasi ve Steer ing Assis t
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stcan helpyo uto minimize the
ri sk ofacollision withve hicles, cyclis tsor 16
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pedes
trians, orreduce theef fects ofsuch acol li‐
sion .
If Ac tiveBr ak eAssi sthas detected arisk ofcolli‐
sion, awa rning tone sou nds and theL dis‐
ta nce warning lam plight sup intheins trument
clus ter.
If yo udo notre act tothewa rning, autono mous
br akin gcan beinit iated incritic alsituat ions.
In espec iallycritic alsituat ions,Ac tiveBr ak e
Assi stcan initia te aut onomo usbrakin gdir ect ly.
In this case, thewa rning lam pand warning tone
occu rsi mu ltane ously with thebr aking applica‐
tion .
If yo uappl yth ebr ak eyo urself inacr itical situa‐
tio nor appl yth ebr ak edur ing autonomous brak‐
ing, situation -dependen tbr aking assistance
occu rs.The brak epr ess ureincr eases uptomax‐
imum full-sto pbr aking ifnec essar y. If
aut onomous braking orsitua tion-dependent
br aking assistanc ehas occurred, displa y1
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla yand then
aut omaticall ygoes outafte ra shor ttime.
If th eaut onomous braking function orthesitua‐
tion -dependen tbr aking assistance istrig ge red,
additional preve ntiv emea suresfo roccupa nt
pr otect ion (PRE-S AFE®
)ma yalso beinitiat ed. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent caused by
limit eddetection perform anc eof Active
Br ak eAssi st
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stcanno tal wa ys cle arly
ident ifyobje ctsand complextraf fic situ a‐
tions .
In such case s,Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stmight :
R Giveawa rning orbrak ewit hout reason
R Notgiv eawa rning ornotbr ak e 0007
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation; donotre ly on ActiveBr ak e
Assi stalon e.Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stisonl y
an aid. Thedriver isresponsible for
maint ainingasui table distance tothe
ve hicle infront, vehicle speed andfor
br aking ingood time. 0007
Beprepar edtobrak eor sw erve ifnec ‐
essar y. Als
oob ser vethesy stem limit ations ofActive
Br ak eAssi st. Dr
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The
indiv idua lsub func tions areav ailab lein
th efo llo wing speed rang es:
Dis tance warning funct ion
The distance warning func tion issues awa rning
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R From appr oximat ely4 mp h(7 km/h), ifyo ur
ve hicle iscritically closetoave hicle or pedes
trian, youwill hear anintermit tent
wa rning tone and theL distance warning
lam plight sup intheins trument cluster.
Br ak eimme diat ely ortake evasiv eact ion,pr ov i‐
ded itis saf eto do soand thetraf fic situ ation
al lo ws this.
Th edis tance warning funct ioncan aidyouin thefo llo wing situations withan intermit tent wa rning tone and awa rning lam p: Ve
hicl es
tr av eling in
fr ont St
ation ary
ve hicl es Cr
oss ing
ve hicl es Mo
ving
pedes trians St
ation ary
pedes trians Cr
oss ing
cy cli sts Cy
clis tstrave l‐
ing infront St
ation ary
cy cli sts
Ve hicles
wit hout Driv‐
ing Assis‐
ta nce pack‐
ag e Up
toappr ox.
15 5mp h
(250 km/h) Up
toappr ox.
50 mph
(80 km/ h) No
react ion Uptoappr ox.
50 mph
(80 km/ h) No
react ion Uptoappr ox.
37 mph
(60 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
50 mph
(80 km/ h) No
react ion
Ve hicles with
Dr iving Assis‐
ta nce pack‐
ag e Up
toappr ox.
15 5mp h
(250 km/h) Up
toappr ox.
62 mph
(1 00 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
43 mph
(70 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
50 mph
(80 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
43 mph
(70 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
43 mph
(70 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
50 mph
(80 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
43 mph
(70 km/ h) 16
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Au
tonomous braking function
The autonomous braking function mayint erve ne atspeeds star ting from appr oxima tely 4mp h(7 km /h)in the follo wing situations: Ve
hicl es
tr av eling in
fr ont St
ation ary
ve hicl es Cr
oss ing
ve hicl es Mo
ving
pedes trians St
ation ary
pedes trians Cr
oss ing
cy cli sts Cy
clis tstrave l‐
ing infront St
ation ary
cy cli sts
Ve hicles
wit hout Driv‐
ing Assis‐
ta nce pack‐
ag e Up
toappr ox.
12 4mp h
(200 km/h) Up
toappr ox.
31 mp h
(50 km/ h) No
react ion Uptoappr ox.
37 mph
(60 km/ h) No
react ion Uptoappr ox.
37 mph
(60 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
50 mph
(80 km/ h) No
react ion
Ve hicles with
Dr iving Assis‐
ta nce pack‐
ag e Up
toappr ox.
15 5mp h
(250 km/h) Up
toappr ox.
62 mph
(1 00 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
43 mph
(70 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
43 mph
(70 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
43 mph
(70 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
43 mph
(70 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
50 mph
(80 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
43 mph
(70 km/ h) Dr
iving andparking16
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Situat
ion-dependent braking assistance
Situat ion-dependent braking assistance mayint erve ne atspeeds star ting from appr oxima tely 4mp h(7 km /h)in thefo llo wing situations: Ve
hicl es
tr av eling in
fr ont St
ation ary
ve hicl es Cr
oss ing
ve hicl es Mo
ving
pedes trians St
ation ary
pedes trians Cr
oss ing
cy cli sts Cy
clis tstrave l‐
ing infront St
ation ary
cy cli sts
Ve hicles
wit hout Driv‐
ing Assis‐
ta nce pack‐
ag e Up
toappr ox.
15 5mp h
(250 km/h) Up
toappr ox.
50 mph
(80 km/ h) No
react ion Uptoappr ox.
37 mph
(60 km/ h) No
react ion Uptoappr ox.
37 mph
(60 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
50 mph
(80 km/ h) No
react ion
Ve hicles with
Dr iving Assis‐
ta nce pack‐
ag e Up
toappr ox.
15 5mp h
(250 km/h) Up
toappr ox.
62 mph
(1 00 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
43 mph
(70 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
43 mph
(70 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
43 mph
(70 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
43 mph
(70 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
50 mph
(80 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
43 mph
(70 km/ h) Canceling
abr ak eapp lication ofActiv eBr ak e
As sist
Yo ucan cancelabr ak eapplic ationof Active
Br ak eAssi stat anytim eby :
R Fully depr essin gth eacceler ator pedal or
wit hkic kdo wn.
R Releasing thebr ak epedal. Ac
tiveBr ak eAssi stma ycancel thebr ak eappli‐
cation whenoneofthefo llo wing condition sis
fulf illed:
R Youman euvertoavo idtheobs tacle .
R The reisno long erarisk ofcollision.
R Anobs tacle isno long erdetected infront of
yo ur vehicle. Ev
asiv eSt eer ing Assis t(onl yve hicl eswith
Dr ivin gAss istanc ePa ckag e)
Ev asi ve Steer ing Assis thas thefo llo wing charac‐
te rist ics:
R The ability todetect statio naryor mo ving
pedes trians . 16
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