2020 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS SEDAN ESP

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laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Close thetrunk lid.
006F
Rear LeftBack restNot
Latc hed (Exam ple) *T
heseat backres tof thecor responding seatisno teng aged. #
Foldtheseat backres tbac kuntil iteng ages.
00B2 Check Washer Fluid *T
hewasher fluid leve lin thewa sher fluid reser voirhas dropped belowtheminimum. #
Addwa sher fluid (/ page36 2). Ligh
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laymes sages
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. 48
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Disp lay mess ages and warning/ indic ator lam ps

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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 (/page12 1)
0060 Pa
rking lam ps(/ page12 1)
0057 Hi
gh beam (/ page12 2)
003E003D Tu
rn signal lights(/page12 2)
005E Re
ar foglam p(/ page12 1)
0075 Re
stra int system (/ page489)
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 (/ page496)
Ù Electric po we rst eer ing malfunct ion
(/ page50 1)
ä AIRMATICmalfunct ion
(/ page496)
ä DYNA MIC BODY CONTR OLmalfu nc‐
tion (/page496)
00B9 Chec
kEngine (/page49 7)
003D Electr
icalmalfu nction (/page49 7)
00B6 Fu
elreser vewit hfuel filler cap loca‐
tion indic ator (/ page49 7)
00AC Coolant
tooho t/c old (/ page49 7)
0077 Ti
re pressur emonit or(/ page500) 488
Displa ymessag esand 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 (/page17 2). #
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. 490
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®
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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 e17 5).
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. 496
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. 500
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Ac
tiv eSpe edLimit Assist <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 187
Dis play <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 187
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>187
Ac tiv eSte ering Assis t.............................1 89
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............191
Ac tiveEmerg encyStop Assis t.............1 93
Ac tiveLa ne Chang eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 191
Dis play sin theIns trument Display.......1 94
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>189
Sy stem limit ations ........................... ....1 89
Ad aptiv ecr uise contr ol
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Ad aptiv eHighb eamAssist
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>124
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 125
Ad diti onalvalue rang e
Se tting displa ycont ent ........................ 231
Ad diti ves.................................................. 432
En gine oil............................................ 432
Fu el ...... ............................................... 432
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 54
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...353
Ad jus tingthe sound focus
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...353
Ad jus tingtreb le,mid- rang eand bass
se ttings
Ad vanced soundsystem ......................3 53
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...353
ADS PLUS dam ping system
see AIRMA TIC
Ad vanced sound system
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating automatic
vo lume adjustment .............................. 354
Ad jus ting thebalance/f ader............ ... 354
Ad jus ting treb le,mid -rang eand bass
se tting s............. ..................................353
Ca lling upthesound menu .................. 353
Inf ormation .................................... ...... 353 Af
ter-sales service center
see ASSYSTPL US
Air bag
Re duced protect ion ...............................4 2
Air cond itioning system
see Climat econ trol
Air distribut ion
Se tting .................................................1 34
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 ................................................... 139
Ad jus ting (front) ............ ...................... 139
Ad jus ting (rea r) ............ ........................ 140
Air vents
see Airvents
Ai r-re cir cula tion mode............................ 137 50
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Ru
nFla tIndi catorInop erati ve .............. 475
Ser vice Required Do NotShif tGear s
Vi sit Dealer .......................................... 473
St op Vehicle LeaveEngi neRunning
Wa itTrans miss ionCoolin g...................4 74
Ti re Press. Monit orCur rently
Un available .......................................... 476
Ti re Press. Monit orInopera tive ............ 476
Ti re Pressur eMonit orInopera tiveNo
Wheel Sensors .....................................4 76
Ti re sOv erheat ed................................. 478
To Dese lect Por N, Dep ress Brak e
and StartEn gin e.................................. 472
To switc hengine off,pr ess and hold
St art/ Stop butt onforat lea st3
secs. orpress 3times. ........................ 466
Tr af fic Sign AssistCamer aVi ew
Re strict ed See Operato r's Manua l...... .462
Tr af fic Sign AssistCur rently Unavail‐
able SeeOperat or'sMan ual................ 461 Tr
af fic Sign AssistInoper ative..... ........ 462
Tr ans miss ionMalfun ction Stop ............ 473
Disp layon 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
Ch ild sa fety lock (rear door) ............ ...... 62
Loc king(emer gency key) ................ .......7 3
Opening (from theinside) ............... .......7 0
Un loc kin g(emer gency key) ............ ........ 73
Un loc kin g(fr om theinside) ...................7 0
Door controlpan el.....................................1 6
DO T,Tire Iden tificat ionNumbe r(TI N) ... 408
Dr aw bar
see Tow- bar system
Dr inking anddriving ................................ 146
Dr ive Awa yAssis t.... ................................ 216 Dr
ive pos ition
In ser ting .............................................. 155
Dr ive pr og ram dis pla y........... ..................152
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 70
ABS (Anti-loc kBr aking System) ........... 171
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 175
BA S(Br akeAssi stSystem) ...................1 72
EBD (electr oni cbr ak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion )..................................................... 175
ESP ®
Cr oss wind Assi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 175
Ov ervie w ..............................................1 71
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors.............. 170
Re sponsibili ty...................................... 170
ST EER CONTR OL............ ..................... 175
Dr ivin gsy stem
DY NA MIC BODY CONTR OL.................. 197 Inde
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