2019 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS SEDAN belt

1
Spee dometer →
226
2 L Distance warning →
486
3 00CC Powe r-assis tedsteer ing malfunct ion →
491
4 003E003D Indicator s →
124
5 Multifunction display →
230
6 Tach ome ter →
226
7 00B9 CheckEngi ne →
487
8 0028 Diesel eng ine:pr eg low
9 Electricpa rking brak eapplied (red) →
480
0049 USAonl y
0024 Canada only
A Brak es(red) →
480
0027 USAonl y
004D Canada only
B 00AC Coolant tooho t/c old →
487 C
Coolant temp eratur ega ug e →
226
D 0024 Electric pa rking brak e(yello w) →
480
E 0025 ABSmalfun ction →
480
F 0075 Restra int system →
34
G 00E9 Seatbeltnotfa stened →
485
H 0057 Highbeam →
124
I 0058 Lowbeam →
122
J 00B6 Fuelreser vewit hfuel filler flap locatio n
ind icat or →
487
K Fuelleve ldispla y
L 0060 Parking light s →
122
M 005E Rear foglight →
123
N 0077 Tire pressur emonit oring system →
490
O 00BB ESP®
OFF →
480
P 00E5 ESP®
→
480 At
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1
Spee dometer →
226
2 003E003D Indicator s →
124
3 Multifunction display →
230
4 005E Rear foglight →
123
5 0057 Highbeam →
124
0058 Lowbeam →
122
0060 Parking light s →
122
6 Tach ome ter →
226
7 00AC Coolant tooho t/c old →
487
8 Coolant temp eratur ega ug e →
226
9 L Distance warning →
486
A 00E9 Seatbeltnotfa stened →
485
B 0077 Tire pressur emonit oring system →
490
C 00CC Powe r-assis tedsteer ing malfunct ion →
491
D 0024 Electric pa rking brak e(yello w) →
480
E Elec tric par kingbr ak eapplied (red) →
480 0049
USAonl y
0024 Canada only
F 0075 Restra int system →
34
G Brak es (red) →
480
0027 USAonl y
004D Canada only
H 00B6 Fuelreser vewit hfuel filler flap locatio n
ind icat or →
487
I Fuelleve ldispla y
J 00CC Suspen sionmalfun ction →
486
K 003D Electrical malfun ction →
487
L 00B9 CheckEn gine →
487
M 0028 Dieselengin e:preg low
N 0025 ABSmalfun ction →
480
O 00BB ESP®
OFF →
480
00E5 ESP®
→
480 At
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manuf
acturerinasui table place (e.g.Operator's
Manual, websit eof themanuf acturer)along with
th ere leva nt data protect ion information .Pe r‐
sonal datama ybe used forth epr ov ision of
onlin eser vice s.Dat ais exch ang edvia asec ure
con nection,e.g .th emanuf acturer'sdesignat ed
IT systems. Personal datais collect ed,pro‐
cessed andused viathepr ov ision ofser vice s
exc lusiv elyon thebasis ofleg alper missions or
wit hpr ior con sent .
The services andfunc tions(some times subject
to afe e) can usually beactiv ated ordeactiv ated.
In some cases, this also applies totheent ire
ve hicle's dataconn ection. Thisexcludes, inpar‐
tic ular ,leg allypr escr ibed functionsand service s.
Th ird pa rty ser vice s
If it is possibl eto use onlineser vices from other
pr ov ider s,these services aresubject tothedat a
pr otect ion and term sof use ofthere sponsible
pr ov ider .The manuf acturer has noinfluenc eon
th econ tent exc hang ed.
Please inquire,ther efor e, about thetype, scope
and purpose ofthecollect ionand useofper‐ sonal
dataas par tof third par tyser vice sfrom
th eir respectiv epr ov ider . Mult
imed iasystem/M ercedes meconnect If
th eve hicle iseq uipped withth emultimedia
sy stem orMer cedes meconnect ,additional data
about theve hicle's operation, theuse ofthe
ve hicle incer tain situat ions,and thelocation of
th eve hicle maybe com piled bythemultimedia
sy stem orMer cedes meconnect .
Fo radd itional information pleasereferto the
ch ap ter"Mu ltimed iasystem" and/or the
Mer cedes meconn ectTerm sand Conditions. Ev
ent data recor der s US
Aonl y:
This vehicle iseq uipped withan event data
re cor der (EDR ).The mainpu rpose ofan EDRis
to recor d,incer tain crash ornear crash-lik esit‐
uation s,suc has an airbag deployment orhitt ing
a ro ad obs tacle ,da ta that will assis tin unde r‐
st andi nghowave hicle's systems perform ed.
The EDRis designed torecor dda ta relat ed to ve
hicle dynamics andsafetysy stems fora shor t
per iod oftime, typica lly 30 seconds orless.
The EDR inthis vehicle isdesigned torecor d
su ch dat aas:
R Howvarious systems inyour vehicle were
oper ating
R Whe ther or notth edr iver and front
passeng erseat belts werebuc kled/f astened
R Howfar(if at all)th edr iver wa sdepr essing
th eaccelera torand/or brak epeda land
R Howfast theve hicle wastrav eling
This datacan help prov ide abe tter under stand‐
ing ofthecir cums tances inwh ich acci dents and
inju ries occur .NO TE: EDRdat ais recor ded by
yo ur vehicle onlyif anon- trivial crash situation
occur s;no dat ais recor ded bytheED Runder
nor mal driving conditions andnoper sonal data
(e.g. name, gende r,ag eand acciden tloc atio n)is
re cor ded .Ho wever,ot her parties, suchas law
enf orcement ,could combine EDRdatawit hth e
typ eof personall yidentifying dataro utin ely
acq uired dur ing acrash inve stigation . 30
General notes

Re
stra int system Pr
otection bythere stra int system The
restra int system includes thefo llo wing com‐
pone nts:
R Seat beltsystem
R Airbags
R Child restra int system
R Child seatsecur ingsystem
The restra int system can reduce therisk ofvehi‐
cle occupants comingintocont actwithpar tsof
th eve hicle's interior intheeve ntofan acci dent.
The restra int system can also reduce thefo rc es
to whic hve hicle occupants aresubject edinthe
eve ntofan acci dent.
Only asea tbe ltwh ich is wo rncor rectly can pro‐
vid eth eint ended leve lof protect ion. Depen ding
on thede tected acci dent situation, Emerg ency
Te nsi oni ng Device sand /or airba gssupp lement a
cor rectly wornseat belt. Emer gency Tensi oni ng
De vice sand /or airba gsare notde ploy ed in
eve ryacc iden t. Fo
rth ere stra int system toprov ide itsfull protec‐
tion ,eac hoccupant mustobser vethefo llo wing:
R Fasten theseat beltcorrectl y.
R Beinan almos tup right position withth eir
bac kag ains tth eseat backres t.
R Sitwithth eir feet resting onthefloor ,if pos‐
sible.
R Alw ayssecur eper sons under 5ft (1.50 m)
ta llin an addition alrestra int system suitable
fo rMer cedes-Benz vehicles.
Ho we ver,no system available toda ycan com‐
ple tely eliminat einjur iesand fata lities inevery
acciden tsituation .In par ticular ,th eseat belt
and airbag gener ally do notpr otect agains t
objec tspene trating theve hicle from theoutside.
The risk ofan injur yre sulting from airbag
deplo yment alsocanno tbe ruled out entirel y. Limit
edprotection from there stra int system 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
modif ications tothere stra int system
The restra int system can nolong erfunc tion
cor rectly afte ralt erations have been made.
The restra int system mayth en notpr otect
th eve hicle occupants asintended byfailing
in an acc ident ortrigg ering une xpec tedly ,fo r
ex am ple 0007
Neveralt er thepar tsof there stra int
sy stem. 0007
Neverta mp erwit hth ewir ing orany
electr oniccomponen tpar tsor their
sof tware. If
it is neces saryto adjus tth eve hicle toacc om‐
modat eaper son withdisabil ities, con tact an
au thor ized Mercedes-B enzCent erforde tails.
US Aonl y:forfur ther information contact our
Cu stomer Assistance Center at
1-800-F OR-MER Cedes(1 ‑800‑36 7‑6372). Occ
upant safety 33

Seat
belts Pr
otection prov ided bytheseat belt Alw
aysfa sten your seat beltcorrect lybef ore
st ar tin gajo ur ne y.Asea tbe ltcan only prov ide
th ebes tle ve lof protect ion ifit is wo rncor rectl y. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
inc orrectl yfa stened seatbelt
If th eseat beltisno two rncor rectly ,it can‐
no tper form itsintended protect ive func tion.
In addition, anincor rectly fastened seatbelt
can also cause injuries,forex am ple, inthe
ev ent ofan acciden tor when braking or
ch ang ingdirect ion sudden ly. 0007
Alw aysensur eth at all vehicle occu‐
pants have their seat belts fastened
cor rectl yand aresitti ngprope rly. Alw
aysobser vetheins truction sabout thecor‐
re ct driver's seatpos ition and adjus ting theseat
(0013 page90). In
order forth ecor rectl ywo rnseat belttopro‐
vide theint ended leve lof protect ion, eachve hi‐
cle occupant mustobser vethefo llo wing infor‐
matio n:
R The seat beltmustno tbe twis tedand must
fi t tig htly and snuglyacr oss thebody .
R The seat beltmustbe routed acr oss thecen‐
te rof theshoulder andaslow do wn across
th ehips aspossible.
R The shoulder sectionoftheseat beltshould
no tto uc hyo ur neck nor berouted unde r
yo ur arm or behin dyo ur bac k.
R Avoid wearing bulk yclo thing, e.g. awint er
coat .
R Push thelap belt down asfaras possi ble
acr oss your hips andpulltight wit hth eshoul‐
der sect ionofthebelt. Neverro uteth elap
belt across your abdom en.
R Neverro uteth eseat beltacross shar p,poin‐
te d, abr asiv eor fragile objec ts.
R Onlyone person should useeachseat beltat
an yone time. Neverall ow babies andchil‐
dr en totrave lsitt ing onthelap ofano ther
ve hicle occupant. R
Neversecur eobjects withaseat beltifth e
seat beltisalso being usedbyone ofthe
ve hicle's occupants. Alwaysobser vethe
ins truct ions forloa ding theve hicle when
secur ingobject s,lugg ageor loads
(0013 page10 4).
Als oensu rethat no obj ect s,e.g .a cus hion ,
ar eeve rpla ced between aper son and the
seat.
The seat belts onthefo llo wing seats areeq uip‐
ped withaspec ialseat beltretract or:
R front-p asse ng er seat
R Rear seat s
Ac tivateor deacti vate thespecial seatbelt
re tract or(0013 page 54).
If ch ildr enaretrave ling intheve hicle, besur eto
obser vetheins truction sand safetyno teson
"Chi ldren intheve hicle" (0013 page49). 36
Occupant safety

Re
duce dse at beltpr otection 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
inc orrect sea tpos ition
The seatbel tdoe sno tof ferth eint ended
le ve lof protect ion ifyo uha ve notmo vedth e
seat backres tto an almos tve rtical posit ion.
When brakin gor intheeve ntofan acci dent,
yo uco uld slide underne athth eseat beltand
sus tain abdomin alor nec kinj uries, forex am‐
ple. 0007
Adjus tth eseat proper lybef orebegin‐
ning your jour ne y. 0007
Alw aysensur eth at theseat backres tis
in an almos tve rtical posit ionand that
th eshoulder sectionofyour seat beltis
ro uted acr oss thecent erofyour sho ul‐
der . 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hwhen
additional restra int systems areno tused
fo rper sons withasmal lerbuild
Pe rsons under 5ft (1.50 m)tallcan notwe ar
th eseat beltcorrectly without asuit able
additional restra int system.
If th eseat beltisno two rncor rectly ,it can‐
no tper form itsintended protect ive func tion.
In addition, anincor rectly fastened seatbelt
can also cause injuries,forex am ple, inthe
ev ent ofan acciden tor when braking or
ch ang ingdirect ion sudden ly. 0007
Alw ayssecur eper sons under 5ft
(1 .50 m)tallin asuit able restra int sys‐
te m. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
damag edormodif iedseat belts
Seat belts cannotprov ide protect ion inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifth eseat belts aredamag ed,modif ied,
ex treme lydir ty,bleac hedordyed R
Ifth eseat beltbuckleisdamag edor
ex treme lydir ty
R Ifth eEmer gency Tensi oni ng Device s,
sea tbe ltanc horages orsea tbe ltre trac‐
to rs have been modif ied
Seat belts maybe damag edinan acciden t,
alt hough thedamag ema yno tbe visible, e.g.
due tosplint ersof glass.
Modif iedordamag edseat beltsma yte ar or
fa il, e.g. inan acc ident .
Modif iedEmerge ncy Tensi oni ng Device scan
acci dentally trig ge ror failto function as
int ended . 0007
Nevermodify theseat belts, Emergency
Te nsi oni ng Device s,sea tbe ltanc ho‐
ra ge sor seat beltretract ors. 0007
Makesur eth at theseat belts are
undamag ed,notwo rnand clean. 0007
Alw aysha ve theseat belts checked
immed iatelyaf te ran accide ntata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Occupant
safety 37

Onl
yuse seat belts whichha ve been approved
fo ryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-Ben z. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
deplo yedpy rotech nic Emerg encyTen‐
si oni ng Device s
Py rotech nic Emerg encyTensi oni ng Device s
th at have been deployedar eno long eroper a‐
tion aland areunable toper form their inten‐
ded protect ive func tion. 0007
Ther efor e, have deplo yedpy rotech nic
Emerg encyTensi oni ng Device simm edi‐
at ely replaced ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop. Mer
cedes-Benz recomme ndsthat youha ve the
ve hicle towe dto aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
af te ran accide nt.
000E NO
TEDama gecau sed bytrap ping the
seat belt If
an unused seatbeltisno tfully retract ed,it
ma ybe come trap pe din thedoor orinthe
seat mechanism. 0007
Alw aysensur eth at an unus edseat belt
is full yre tract ed. Re
leasing there ar passe nger comp artment
ce nter seat belt If
th elef t-hand rear seat backres tis folded down
and backup again, itma yno tbe possible topull
out there ar passe nger com partment centerseat
belt. Theseat beltmustbe released. 0007
Pull theseat beltoutappr oximat ely1 in
(25 mm) attheseat beltoutle ton theseat
bac kres tand then release itag ain.
The seat beltisretract edand released. Fa
stening andadjust ing theseat belts If
th eseat beltispulled quickl yor shar ply, the
seat beltretract orlock s. The seat beltstra pcan‐
no tbe pulled outanyfur ther. 0007
Alw ayseng ageseat belttongu e2 ofthe
seat beltintoseat beltbuckle1 ofthecor‐
re sponding seat. 0007
Press and hold theseat beltoutle tre lease
and slide seatbeltoutle t3 intoth edesir ed
position . 0007
Letgo oftheseat beltoutle tre lease and
ens ureth at seat beltoutlet3 locksinto
posit ion. 38
Occupant safety

Ve
hicl eswith automatic front passen ger
fr on tairb agshu toff:
000E NO
TEDep loym ent oftheEmer gency
Te nsi oni ng Device andside airba gwh en
th efront passeng erseat isunocc upied If
th eseat belttongu eis eng aged intheseat
belt buckleoftheunocc upied front
passeng erseat, theEmer gency Tensi oni ng
De vice andtheside airbag mayalso deplo y
in theev ent ofan acciden talong withot her
sy stems. 0007
Onlyone person should useeachseat
belt atanyone time. Ve
hicl eswithout automatic front passen ger
fr on tairb agshu toff:
000E NO
TEDep loym ent oftheEmer gency
Te nsi oni ng Device when thefront -
passeng erseat isunocc upied If
th eseat belttongu eis eng aged intheseat
belt buckleoftheunocc upied front -
passeng erseat, theEmer gency Tensi oni ng De
vice mayal so deploy intheev ent ofan
acciden talong withot her systems. 0007
Onlyone person should useeachseat
belt atanyone time. Seat
beltadjustm ent function Ve
hicl eswith PRE-S AFE®
:If th efront seat belt
is no tpulled tightacross your body ,th eseat belt
adjus tmentma yaut omaticall yapply acer tain
tigh tening forc e. Do nothold theseat belttight ly
while itis adjus ting.
Yo ucan activat eand deac tivateth eseat belt
adjus tmentfunc tion using themultimedia sys‐
te m (0013 page39) . Re
leasing seatbelts 0007
Press there lease buttonintheseat belt
buc kleand guide theseat beltbackwit hth e
seat belttongu e. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gse at beltadjus tment
vi athe multi mediasy stem Multi
media system:
0018 Vehicle 0019
î Vehicle Setting s
0019 Belt Adjustmen t 0007
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Seat
beltwarning funct ionforthe driver and
fr on tpass enger The
00E9 seatbeltwarning lam pin theIns tru‐
ment Displa yis are minder that all vehicle occu‐
pants mustwe artheir seat belts correctly .
The 00E9 seatbel twa rning lam plight sup forsix
seconds everytim eth eve hicle isstar ted.
In addition, awa rning tone maysou nd.
Whe nth edr iver's andfront passeng er'sdoor s
ar eclosed andthedr iver and front passeng er
ha ve fastened their seat belts, theseat belt
wa rning goes out. Occ
upant safety 39