2020 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE ESP

Light
s Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0049 Check LeftLow
Beam (Exam ple) *T
hecor responding lightsourceisfaulty . #
Drive on car efull y. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
% LED lightbul bs: thedispla ymessag efo rth ecor responding lampappea rsonl ywhen allthelight- emitt ingdiodes
in thelam pha ve failed.
0049 Malfun ction See Opera-
tor ’sManual *T
heexterior lighting isfaulty . #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
0049 Automatic HeadlampMode
Inoperative *T
helight sensor isfaulty . #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 47
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Wa
rning and indicat orlam ps Ov
ervie wof indicat orand warning lam ps Som
esy stems willperform aself -tes twhen the
ignit ionisswitc hedon.Som eindic ator and
wa rning lam psma ybr ief lylight uporflash. This
beha viorisno n-cr itical. Thes eind icat orand
wa rning lam psindic ateamalfun ction onlyif th ey
light uporflash afte rth eengine hasbeen star‐
te dor dur ing ajour ney.
Ins trum ent Disp lay(s tand ard) Wi
des cree nCo ckpit Instru men tDi spl ay Dep
endingonthedispla yse tting, theposition s
of theindicat orlam pson theIns trument Display
ma ydif ferfr om theex am ple shown.
Indi catorand warning lam ps:
0058 Lo
wbeam (/page11 7)
0060 Pa
rking lam ps(/ page11 7)
0057 High
beam(/ page11 8)
003E003D Tu
rn signal lights(/page11 8)
005E Re
ar foglam p(/ page11 7)
0075 Re
stra int system (/ page483)
00E9 Seat
beltnotfa stened 0027
US
A:brak es (red)
004D Canada:
brak es (red)
0024 Elect
ric pa rking brak e(yello w)
0049 US
A:elect ric pa rking brak eapplied
(r ed)
0024 Canada:
electric pa rking brak e
applied (red)
0025 AB
Smalfun ction
00E5 ESP®
00BB ESP®
OFF
L Distance warning (/ page490)
Ù Electric po we rst eer ing malfunct ion
(/ page495)
ä AIRMATICmalfunct ion
(/ page490)
ä DYNA MIC BODY CONTR OLmalfu nc‐
tion (/page490)
00B9 Chec
kEngine (/page49 1)
003D Electr
icalmalfu nction (/page49 1)
00B6 Fu
elreser vewit hfuel filler cap loca‐
tion indic ator (/ page49 1) 482
Display mess ages and warning/ indic ator lam ps

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 6). #
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. 48
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Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

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 6). Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 485

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 9).
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. 490
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Ti
re s Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0077 Ti re pressur emonit oring
sy stem warning lam plight s
up The
yello wtirepr essur emon itor ing system warning lam p(pr essur eloss/ malfun ction) islit.
*The tirepr essur emon itor ing system has detected tirepr ess urelos sin at leas tone ofthetir es. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto insuf ficie nttirepr ess ure
Ti re pressur esthat areto olow pose thefo llo wing hazar ds:
R The tires ma ybur st,especiall yas theload andvehicle speed increase.
R The tires ma ywe arexc essiv elyand/or unevenly, whic hma ygr eatl yim pair tiretract ion.
R The drivin gch aract eristic s,as wellas steer ing and braking, maybe greatl yim pair ed.
Yo uco uld then lose control of theve hicle. #
Obser vethere comme ndedtirepr ess ure. #
Adjus tth etir epr essur eif neces sary. #
Stop theve hicle, paying attention toroad and traffic condi tions. #
Checkth etir epr essur eand thetir es. 49
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Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Ac
tiv eSpe edLimit Assist <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 181
Dis play <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 181
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>181
Ac tiv eSte ering Assis t.............................1 83
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............185
Ac tiveEmerg encyStop Assis t.............1 87
Ac tiveLa ne Chang eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 185
Dis play sin theIns trument Display...... 188
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 183
Sy stem limit ations ........................... ....1 83
Ad aptiv ecr uise contr ol
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Ad aptiv eHighb eamAssist
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>120
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 121
Ad diti onalvalue rang e
Se tting displa ycont ent ........................ 225
Ad diti ves.................................................. 426
En gine oil............................................ 426
Fu el ...... ............................................... 426
Ad diti ves(engine oil)
see Additiv es Ad
diti ves(fuel)
see Fuel
Ad dres sbo ok
see Contacts
Ad jus tingthe balanc e/fader
Ad vanced soundsystem ......................3 48
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ....3 47
Ad jus tingthe sound focus
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ....3 47
Ad jus tingtreb le,mid- rang eand bass
se ttings
Ad vanced soundsystem ......................3 47
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ....3 47
ADS PLUS damp ing system
see AIRMA TIC
Ad vanced sound system
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating automatic
vo lume adjustment .............................. 348
Ad jus ting thebalance/f ader............ ... 348
Ad jus ting treb le,mid -rang eand bass
se tting s............. ..................................347
Ca lling upthesound menu .................. 347
Inf ormation .................................... ...... 347 Af
ter-sales service center
see ASSYSTPL US
Air bag
Re duced protect ion ...............................4 3
Air cond itioning system
see Climat econ trol
Air distribut ion
Se tting .................................................1 30
Air freshe nersystem
see Perfume atomiz er
Air inle t
see Air-water duct
Air pressu re
see Tire pressur e
Air suspension
see AIRMA TIC
Air vents ................................................... 133
Ad jus ting (front) ............ ...................... 133
Ad jus ting (rea r) ............ ........................ 134
Air vents
see Airvents
Ai r-re cir cula tion mode............................ 131 498
Index

To
switc hengine off,pr ess and hold
St art/ Stop butt onforat lea st3
secs. orpress 3times. ........................ 460
Tr af fic Sign AssistCamer aVi ew
Re strict ed See Operator's Manua l..... ..456
Tr af fic Sign AssistCur rently Unavail‐
able SeeOperat or'sMan ual................ 455
Tr af fic Sign AssistInoper ative..... ........ 456
Tr ans miss ionMalfun ction Stop ............ 467
Displa yon thewindsh ield
see Head- upDis play
Dis tance control
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Di stance recor der
see Trip dis tance
DI ST RO NIC
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Do or
Loc king (emerg ency key) ................ .......7 1
Opening (from theinside) ......................6 8
Un loc kin g(emer gency key) .................... 71
Un loc kin g(fr om theinside) ...................6 8 Door
controlpan el.....................................1 6
DO T,Tire Iden tificat ionNumbe r(TI N) ... 402
Dr aw bar
see Tow- bar system
Dr inking anddriving ................................ 140
Dr ive Awa yAssis t.... ................................ 210
Dr ive pos ition
In ser ting ........................................ ...... 149
Dr ive pr og ram dis pla y........... ............ ......146
Dr ive pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT
Dr iver's seat
see Seat
Dr iving lights
see Automatic driving lights
Dr ivin gsaf etysy stem .............................1 64
ABS (Anti-lock Braki ng System) ........... 165
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 169
BA S(Br akeAssi stSystem) ............... ... 166
EBD (electr oni cbr ak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion )..................................................... 169
ESP ®
Cr oss wind Assi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 169 Ov
ervie w ............................................. 165
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors.............. 164
Re sponsibili ty...................................... 164
ST EER CONTR OL............ ..................... 169
Dr ivin gsy stem
DY NA MIC BODY CONTR OL.................. 191
Dr ivin gsy stem
see 360° Camer a
see ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
see ActiveEmerg encyStop Assis t
see ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st
see ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist
see ActivePa rking Assist
see ActiveSpe edLimi tAssi st
see ActiveSt eer ing Assis t
see AIRMA TIC
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind SpotAssis t
see Cruise control
see Driving safetysy stem
see HOLD function
see Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C
see Rear vie wcam era
see Start-of fassis t In
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