2019 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS SEDAN engine overheat

0007
Donotsw itchof fth eignition whiledriv‐
ing. 000A
DANG ER Risk offata linj uries due to
ex haus tga ses
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tga ses ishazar dous tohealt h
and canlead topoisonin g. 0007
Neverlea vetheengine running inan
encl osedspa cewithout sufficie ntventi‐
la tio n. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and ofan
acci dent dueto shif ting down onslipper y
ro ad sur faces
If yo ushif tdo wn onslipp eryro ad sur faces to
inc rease theengine braking effect, thedr ive
wheels maylose traction . 0007
Donotshif tdo wn onslipper yro ad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease theengine braking
ef fect. 000A
DANG ER Risk offata linj urydue topoi‐
sonous exhaus tga ses
If th eta ilpipe isbloc kedor suf ficie ntventil a‐
tio nis no tpo ssi ble, po isonou sex haus tga ses
suc has carbon monoxidemayent ertheve hi‐
cle. This isthecase ifth eve hicle getsst uc k
in snow ,fo rex am ple. 0007
Keep theta ilpipe andthear ea around
th eve hicle free from snowwhen the
engine orthest atio naryheat erareru n‐
ning . 0007
Ope nawi ndo won thewindw ardside of
th eve hicle toensur ean adeq uatesup‐
pl yof fresh air. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tobeing under theinf luence ofalco‐
hol and drugs while driving
Dr iving when under theinf luence ofalcohol
and/or drugs isan extreme lydang erous
combin ation.Even small quant ities ofalco hol
or drugs mayaf fect your reflexe s,per cep tion
and judgment. The
probabi lityofaser ious oreven fata lacc i‐
dent greatl yinc reases ifyo udr ive when
und ertheinf luence ofalcohol ordrugs. 0007
Donotdr ink alcohol ortake drugs while
dr iving, anddonotallo wan yone to
dr ive who hasbeen drink ing alcohol or
ta king drug s. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto the
br ak esy stem overheating
If yo ulea veyour foot on thebr ak epedal
when driving, thebr ak esy stem mayov er‐
heat.
This increases thebr aking distance and the
br ak esy stem mayeve nfa il. 0007
Neveruse thebr ak epedal asafo ot re st. 0007
Donotde press thebr ak epedal andthe
acc elerat orpedal atthesame time
while driving. Dr
iving andparking 14
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Cruise contro lis selec ted
2 Spee dis save d, cruise control isdeactiv ated
3 Speed issave d, cruise control isactiv ated
0009 The segmen tsbetween thestor ed speed and
th eend ofthesegment displaylight upin
th espeedome ter.
Sy stem limita tions
Cr uise control ma ybe unable tomaint ainthe
st or ed speed onuphill gradients. Thestor ed
speed isresumed whenthegr adient evensout.
Ch ang eint oalowe rge ar ingood timeon long
and steep downhill gradients. Take par ticular
no te ofthis when drivin galaden vehicle. By doing
so,youwill mak euse oftheengine' sbr ak‐
ing effect. Thisre lie vesth eload onthebr ak e
sy stem and preve nts thebr ak es from overheat‐
ing and wearing tooqu ickl y.
Do notus ecr uise contr olinthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Intraf fic situ ations whichrequ ire freq uent
ch ang esofspee d,e.g .in hea vytraf fic, on
wi nding roads.
R Onslippe ryroads. Accel erati ng can cause
th edr ive wheels tolose tract ion and the
ve hicle could then skid.
R Ifyo uar edr ivin gwhen visibilit yis poor .
Ope ratin gcr uis eco ntr ol 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto stor ed
speed
If yo ucall upthestor ed speed andthis is
lo we rth an your cur rent spe ed,th eve hicle
deceler ates. 0007
Take intoacc ount thetra ffic situat ion
bef orecallin gup thestor ed speed. Re
quirement s:
R ESP®
mus tbe act ivat ed, but notint erve ning .
R The driven spe edisat leas t15 mp h
(20 km/ h).
R The transmis sionisin positio n005B. 0007
Toactiv atecr uise contr ol: press rock er
switc h1 up. 18
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Driving and parking

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
003D St op Vehicle SeeOpera-
tor's Manual *T
hebatt eryis no long erbeing charge dand thebatt erych arge leve lis toolow.
000E NO
TEPossible engine damageif yo uco ntinue drivin g 0007
Donotco ntinue drivin gund eranycir cum stanc es. 0007
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 0007
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.Do not
continu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. 0007
Swi tchof fth eengine. 0007
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
00AC *T
hefanmo toris def ectiv e. 0007
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Indoing so,ensur eth at
th ecoolant temp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dmar king.
00AC
Coolant TooHotStop Vehi-
cle Turn Engine Off *T
hecoolant istooho t. 0007
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely and switc hof fth eengine, paying attent ion toroad and traffic condi tions. 000A
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen opening thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine hasoverheat edordur ing afire intheengine compartmen t,yo uco uld
co me intoco ntact withho tga ses orother escaping operating fluids. Dis
playmes sagesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 459

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rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Fu elreser vewarning lam pI fth efuel filler cap hasalready been closedcor rectl y: 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
00B6 Fu elreser vewarning lam p The
yello wfuel reser vewarning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
The fuelsu pp lyha sdr op pedint oth ere ser verang e. 0007
Refuel .
00AC
Coo lant warning lam p The
redcoolant warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
Po ssible causes are:
R The temp eratur esensor ismalfunct ioning
R The coolant leve lis toolow
R The airsuppl yto thera diat orisobs truct ed
R The radiat orfanis faulty
If th er eis an additional warning tone, thecoolant temp eratur ehas exceed edthemaximum permissible temp eratur e. 000A
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen opening thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine hasoverheat edordur ing afire intheengine compartmen t,yo uco uld come
int oco ntact withho tga ses orother escaping operating fluids. 0007
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowtheengine tocool down. 488
Display mess ages and warning/ indic ator lam ps