2021 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE ESP

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catorand warning lam ps:
0075 Re
stra int system (/ page450)
00E9 Seat
belt(/page450)
Ù Powe rst eer ing (/ page45 1)
ÿ Coolanttemp eratur e(/ page452)
00B9 Chec
kEn gine (/page452)
003D Elect
rical mal functi on(/ page 452)
00B6 Re
ser vefuel withfuel filler flap loca‐
tio nind icat or(/ page45 2)
0049 US
A:elec tric par kingbr ak e(red)
(/ page45 5)
0024 Canada:
electric par kingbr ak e(red)
(/ page45 5)
0024 Ele
ctric pa rking brak e(yello w)
(/ page455)
00C6 US
A:Recup erati ve Brak eSy stem
(/ page455)
004D Canada:
brak es (yello w)
(/ page455)
0027 US
A:brak es (red) (/ page455)
004D Canada:
brak es (red) (/ page455) L
Distance warning (/ page458)
ä AIRMA TIC(/ page458)
ä DYNA MIC BODY CONTR OL
(/ page458)
0025 ABS
(/page459)
00E5 ESP®
(/ page459)
00BB ESP®
OFF (/page459)
0077 Ti
re pressur emonit oring system
(/ page46 1)
0060 Pa
rking lam ps(/ page11 2)
0058 Lo
wbea m(/ page11 2)
0057 High
beam(/ page11 3)
003E003D Tu
rn signal lights(/page11 3)
005E Re
ar foglam p(/ page11 2) Displ
aymessa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 44
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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 *T
he reddis tan cewarning lam plight sup while theve hicle isin mo tion.
The 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
(y ello w) *T
he yello wAIRMA TICwarning lam pis lit.
The yello wDY NA MIC BODY CONTR OLwarning lam pis lit.
A malfun ction has occurredin AIRMA TIC.
A malfunc tionhasoccurredin theDY NA MIC BODY CONTR OL. #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. 458
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Dr
ivin gsaf etysy stems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0025 ABS warning lam p *T
he yello wAB Swa rning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
ABS isma lfunctio ning.
If th er eis an additional warning tone, EBD isma lfunctio ning.
Ot her drivi ng systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso bemalfunct ioning. #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. &
WARNIN GThe reisarisk ofskidding ifEBD orABS ismalfunctioning
The wheels mayloc kdur ing braking.
The steer ability andbraking charact eristic sar ehea vilyim pair edand thebr aking distan cema yincr ease. Inaddi‐
tion, other driving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have thebr ak esy stem checkedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 00E5
ESP ®
wa rning lam p *
The yello wES P®
wa rning lam pflashes whiletheve hicle isin mo tion.
or
The yello wES P®
wa rning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
The yello wESP ®
wa rning lam pflashes whiletheve hicl eis in mo tion:
One ormor ewhee lshas reac hed itsgrip limit (/page15 7). Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 459

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle to suit thero ad and weather condition s.
Th eye llo wESP warning lam p®
islit while theengine isrunning.
ES P®
is malfunct ioning.
Ot her driving systems anddriving safetysy stems (e.g. BAS)ma yal so be mal functi oning. #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. &
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. 00BB
ESP ®
OFF warning lam p *
The yello wES P®
OFF warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
ESP ®
is de acti vated.
Ot her driving systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso beinoper ative. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding whe ndr ivi ng with ESP ®
de acti vated
ESP ®
do es notact tostabiliz eth eve hicle. Theavailabilit yof fur ther driving safetysy stems isalso limited. #
Drive on car efull y. 460
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Deact ivat eESP ®
onl yfo ras 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®
(/ page15 7). Ti
re pres sur emoni tor Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0077 Ti re pressur emonit oring
sy stem warning lam p *The
yello wtirepr essur emon itor wa rning lam p(pr essur eloss/ malfun ction) flashes forapp roxima tely one minu te and
th en remains lit.
or
The yello wtirepr essur emon itor ing system warning lam p(pr essur eloss/ malfun ction) islit.
Th eye llo wtirepr essur emonit orwa rning lam p(pr essur eloss/ma lfunction)flashes forappr oxima tely one
min uteand then remain slit:
The tirepr es su re monit orismalfu nctioning. &
WARNIN GThe reisarisk ofan accident ifth etir epr essur emonit oring system ismalfunct ioning
The tirepr essur emonit oring system cann otissue awa rning ifth er eis pressur eloss inone ormor eof thetir es. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 46
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1,
2, 3...
4MA TIC
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>144
12 Vbatt ery
see Battery(v ehi cle)
12 Vso cket
see Socket(1 2 V)
36 0° Camer a
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>191
Opening thecamer aco ver(r ear view
camer a).......... .................................... ... 194
Sel ecting avie <005A001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 194
Se tting favo rite s.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 194 A
A/C funct ion
Swit ching on/ off(con trol panel).... .......1 25
ABS (Anti-lo ckBrakin gSy stem) ...............1 56
Ac celer ation
see Kickdo wn
Ac ciden tand Break down Manag e‐
men t
Mer cedesme connect..................... ...... 292 Ac
ous ticlocking verificat ion signa l
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating........... ................64
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gaut omati c
vo lum eadj ustm ent
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem.. ....3 19
Ac tiv eBli nd Spo tAs sist
Br ak eap plica <0057004C00520051001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> ..183
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>181
Sy stem limit ations. ........................... ..... 181
Ac tiv eBr ak eAs sist
Fu nctio n/no tes.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 175
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 179
Ac tiv eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC
Ac tiveEmerg encyStop Assis t............... 173
Ac tiveLa ne Chang eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 173
Callin gup aspee d.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 167
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011>164
Incr easi ng/decr easingspeed ............. ... 167
Re quiremen ts.................................. ...... 167
Ro ute-based speedadap tatio n.............. 169
St eer ing wheel buttons... .................. ..... 167
St or ing aspeed. .....................................1 67
Swi tching off/de activating ........... ......... 167
Swi tching on/a ctivating<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 167 Sy
stem limit ations. ................................ 164
Ac tiv eEme rgency Stop Assis t.. ................ 173
Ac tiv eLan eCha ngeAs sist
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating........... ..............175
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 173
Ac tiv eLan eKe eping Assist
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating........... ..............186
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating thewa rning.... ..187
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 184
Sy stem limits. ........................................1 84
Ac tiv ePa rking Assis t
Ex itin gapar kingspace... .......................2 01
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 198
Pa rking. .................................................1 99
Sy stem limit ations. ................................ 198
Ac tiv eSe rvice System PLUS
see ASSYST PLUS
Ac tiv eSpe edLimit Assist
Dis play <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 168
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 168
Ac tiv eSt eer ing Assis t
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating........... ..............172
Ac tiveEmerg encyStop Assis t............... 173 Inde
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Ac
tiveBr ak eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 175
BA S(Br akeAssi stSystem) ............... ..... 157
Cameras. ........ .................................. .....1 55
EBD (electr onic brak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion )................................................... ....1 58
ESP ®
Cr ossw indAssis t............ .............. 158
Ov ervie w.... ...........................................1 56
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors................ 155
Re sponsibili ty........................................ 154
ST EER CONTR OL............... ....................159
Dr ivin gsy stem
DY NA MIC BODY CONTR OL.... ................ 187
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 Traf fic Sign Assist
Dr ivin gtips
Dr ink ing and drivin g.............................. 133
Gene raldr ivin gtips .......................... .....1 33
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle.... ...132
Op timized acceleration.......................... 132
Dr ow siness detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
DY NA MIC BODY CONT ROL
Sus pens io<0051001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 187
Dyna micha nd ling cont rolsy stem
see ESP®
(Ele ctro nic Stabilit yPr og ram)
DY NA MIC SELECT
Conf iguring drive pr ogr am I.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 140
Dis play ing engin edat a..........................1 40
Displ aying vehicle data.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 140
Dr ive pr og ram disp lay. <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 139
Dr ive pr og rams...... ................................138
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011>138 Oper
ating (DYN AMIC SELECTswitc h)....1 39
Selecti ngthedr ive pr ogr am.. ................1 39
Sho wing operationfe edbac k.................1 40 E
E1 0......... ....................................................393
Easy entryfe atur e
Fu nctio n/no tes.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 97
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 98
Eas yex itfeatur e
Fu nctio n/no tes.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 97
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 98
EBD (electr onicbrak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion)
Functio n/no tes.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 158
ECO display
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 138
ECO star t/s topfunc tion
Au tomatic engine star t.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 136
Au tomatic engine stop..... ......................1 36
Me thod ofoper ation.. ............................1 36
Switc hingof<0049001200520051001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> ......................137 Inde
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Electr
icpa rking brak e
Appl ying automat ically.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 151
App lying orreleasing manuall y.............. 152
Emerg encybraki ng............ ....................153
Re leasing automat ically.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 152
Electr onicStabil ityProg ram
see ESP®
(Electr onicStabilit yPr og ram)
Emer gency
Fir st-ai dkit (softsided)...... ...................3 36
Ov ervie wof thehelp functions........ ........ 18
Re flect ive saf etyve st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 335
Re mo ving thewa rning triang le.............. 335
Se tting upthewa rning triang le............. 336
Emer gency braking ................................... 153
Emer gency braking
see BAS(Br akeAssi stSystem)
Emer gency engine star t....... .................... 353
Emer gency key
Loc king adoor ................................... ..... 69
Un loc kin gadoor. .... ................................ 69
Emer gency oper ation mode
St artin gth eve hicle ...............................1 30 Emer
gency release
Tr unk lid(from inside) ...................... ........ 75
Emer gency spar ewheel
No tes... ............................................. ....3 86
Emer gency Tensioning Devices
Ac tivati on........... .....................................36
ENE RGIZIN GCOMF ORT
Ov ervie wof programs ...........................2 45
St artin gth epr ogr am.... .........................2 46
Eng ine
EC Ostar t/ stop funct ion.................. ...... 136
Engi nenum ber......... ............. ................390
St artin g(eme rgency operation mode).. .130
St artin g(R emo teOnline).... ............... ....1 31
St artin g(sta rt/s topbutt on).............. .... 129
St artin gassis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ......346
Swi tching off(s ta rt/s topbutt on)...... .....1 47
Engine data
Dis playing ........................................ ...... 140
Engine number.......................................... 390
Engine oil
Ad ditiv es.......................................... .....3 94
Capaci ty............................................ .... 395 Chec
kingth eoil leve lusing theoil
dips tick.... ..............................................3 24
Chec kingth eoil leve lusing theon-
boar dcom puter.. ................................... 325
MB- Freig abe orMB- Appr oval.. ...............3 95
Qua lity.......... ......................................... 395
To pping up............................................. 326
Ent ering charact ers
Fu nctio n/no tes.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 232
On theto uc hpad.. .................................2 34
ESC (Elec troni cSt abil ityContr ol)
see ESP®
(Electr onicStabilit yPr og ram)
ESP ®
Cr osswi ndAssis t...................................1 58
ESP ®
(E lec troni cSt abil ityProg ram)
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating........... ..............158
Fu nctio n/no tes.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 157
Ext erior light ing
see Ligh ts
Ext erior light ing(car e)..............................3 32
Ext erior mir rors
Anti-g lare mode (automatic)......... ......... 121
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function. .........1 23 47
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