2020 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS CABRIOLET Owner's Manual

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00E5 ESP ®
wa rning lam pflashes The
yello wES P®
wa rning lam pflashes whiletheve hicle isin mo tion.
*A tle as tone wheeland tireas se mbly hasre ac hed itsgrip limit (/page16 3). #
Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle to suit thero ad and weather condition s.
00E5 ES P®
wa rning lam plight s
up The
yello wES P®
wa rning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
* ESP ®
is mal func tioning
Ot her drivi ng systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso malfunct ion. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is mal functi oning
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
canno tcar ryout vehicle stabiliz ation.Inaddit ion,ot her driving safetysy stems
ar eswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Drive on car efully . #
Obser vethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
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Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00BB ESP ®
OFF warning lam p The
yello wES P®
OFF warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
* ESP ®
is de acti vated. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding whe ndr ivi ng with ESP ®
de acti vated
If ESP ®
is deactiv ated, ESP ®
canno tcar ryout vehicle stabiliz ation.The availabilit yof fur ther driving safetysy s‐
te ms isals olimi ted. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Onlydeactiv ateESP ®
foras long asthesituation requ ires.
If ES P®
can notbe act ivat ed, ESP®
is malfun ctionin g. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Obser vetheno teson deactiv atingESP®
(/ page16 3). 48
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Dis play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0027 Br ak ewa rning lam p(US A)
004D Brak eswarning lam p(Can‐
ada) The
redbr ak esy stem warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
*P oss ible cau ses are:
R The brak efo rc eboos tingismalfunct ioningandthebr aking charact eristic sma ybe affect ed.
R The reisno tenoug hbr ak efluid inthebr ak efluid reser voir. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjuryifbr ak efo rc eboos tingismalfunct ioning
If br ak efo rc eboos tingismalfunct ioning,increased brak epedal forc ema ybe neces saryfo rbr aking. Thebraking
ch aract eristic sma ybe impair ed.The brakin gdis tance canincrease inemer gency braki ng situa tions. #
Stop inasaf elocation immediat ely.Do notcont inue driving. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto low brak efluid leve l
If th ebr ak efluid leve lis toolow, thebr aking effect and thebr aking charact eristic sma ybe impair ed. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.Do
no tcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Donotadd brak efluid. #
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. Disp
lay mes sage sand warning/ indic ator lam ps 489

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Obser vethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
0049 Re dindicat orlam p,elect ric
par kingbr ak eapplied (USA
onl y)
0024 Re dindicat orlam p,elect ric
par kingbr ak eapplied (Can‐
ada only)
0024 Ye llo welect ric pa rking
br ak eindic ator lam pis mal‐
func tioning The
redelect ric pa rking brak eindic ator lam pflashes orislit.The yello windic ator lam pis also litifth eelectr icpar king
br ak emalfunct ions.
* #
Obser vethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. 490
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0075 Re stra int system warning
lam p The
redre stra int system warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
*Th ere stra int system ismalfunct ioning(/page35). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomalfu nctions inthere stra int system
If th ere stra int system ismalfunct ioning,restra int system com ponen tsma ybe trigg ered unint entionall yor ma y
no tdeplo yas intended during anacciden t.This mayaf fect theEmer gency Tensi oni ng Device sor airba gs, for
ex am ple. #
Have there stra int system checkedand repair edimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Drive on car efully . #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. Dis
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Seat
belts Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0076 Seat beltwarning lam p
light sup The
redseat beltwarning lam pwill light upforsix seconds oncetheengine hasstar ted.
In addition, awa rning tone maysou nd.
*T he seat beltwarning lam pre minds thedr iver and front passeng ertofasten their seat belts. #
Fasten your seat belt(/page40 ).
If yo uha ve placed objectson thefront passeng erseat, theseat beltwarning lam pma yre main lit.
0076 Seat beltwarning lam p
fl ashes The
redseat beltwarning lam pflashes andanintermit tent wa rning tone sou nds.
*T he driver or front passeng erhas notfa stened their seat beltwhile theve hicle isin mo tion. #
Fasten your seat belt(/ page40 ).
*T her ear eobject son thefront passeng erseat. #
Remo vetheobjec tsfrom thefront passeng erseat. 492
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Dr
ivin gsy stems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
L Wa rning lam pfo rdis tance
wa rning func tion The
reddis tan cewarning lam plight sup while theve hicle isin mo tion.
*T he distance totheve hicle infront istoosmall forth espeed selected.
If th er eis an additional warning tone, youar eappr oachingan obs tacle attoohigh aspeed. #
Beprepar edtobrak eimmediat ely. #
Incr ease thedis tance.
Fu nctio nof ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e16 6).
ä Suspe nsionwarning lam p The
yello wAIRMA TICwarning lam pis on.
The yello wDY NA MIC BODY CONTR OLwarning lam pis on.
*A IRMA TICismalfu nctioning.
DY NA MIC BODY CONTR OLismalfu nctioning. #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. Dis
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Engine
Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00B9 En gine diagnosis warning
lam p The
yello wChec kEn gine warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
*A malfunctio nha soccu rred intheengine, theex haus tsy stem orthefuel system.
The emission limitvalues maybe exceed edand theengine maybe inemer gency mod e.
In som est at es, legalrequ iremen tsstipulat eth at youmus timm ediat elyco nsult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop as
soon astheye llo wChec kEn gine warning lam plight sup. #
Have theve hicle checkedas soon aspossible ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
003D Electr icalmalfunction warn‐
ing lam p The
redelect rical mal functi onwarning lam pis lit.
*T her eis amalfunction intheelectr ics. #
Obser vethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y.
00B6
Fu elreser vewarning lam p The
yello wfuel reser vewarning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
*T he fuel supply hasdropped intoth ere ser verang e. #
Refuel . 49
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Displ aymessa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps