2021 MERCEDES-BENZ C CLASS ESP

Indi
catorand warning lam ps:
0075 Re
stra int system (/ page42 7)
00E9 Seat
belt(/page42 7)
Ù Powe rst eer ing (/ page428)
ÿ Coolanttemp eratur e(/ page429)
00B9 Chec
kEn gine (/page429)
003D Elect
rical mal functi on(/ page 429)
00B6 Re
ser vefuel withfuel filler flap loca‐
tio nind icat or(/ page42 9)
0049 US
A:elec tric par kingbr ak e(red)
(/ page43 2)
0024 Canada:
electric par kingbr ak e(red)
(/ page43 2)
0024 Ele
ctric pa rking brak e(yello w)
(/ page432)
00C6 US
A:Recup erati ve Brak eSy stem
(/ page432)
004D Canada:
brak es (yello w)
(/ page432)
0027 US
A:brak es (red) (/ page432)
004D Canada:
brak es (red) (/ page432) L
Distance warning (/ page435)
ä AIRMA TIC(/ page435)
ä DYNA MIC BODY CONTR OL
(/ page435)
0025 ABS
(/page436)
00E5 ESP®
(/ page436)
00BB ESP®
OFF (/page436)
0077 Ti
re pressur emonit oring system
(/ page438)
0060 Pa
rking lam ps(/ page11 4)
0058 Lo
wbe am (/ page11 4)
0057 Hi
gh beam (/ pag e11 5)
003E003D Tu
rn signal lights(/page11 5)
005E Re
ar foglam p(/ page11 4) 426
Displaymessa gesand 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 *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 8).
ä
Sus pens ion wa rning 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. Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 435

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 (/page16 0). 43
6
Dis play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

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. Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 43
7

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®
(/ page16 0). 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. 438
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

1,
2, 3...
4MA TIC
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>147
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
0011001100110011>193
Opening thecamer aco ver(r ear view
camer a).......... ........... ............................ 195
Sel ecting avie <005A001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 195
Se tting favo rite s.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 195 A
A/C funct ion
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating (MBUX mul‐
tim ediasystem) ...... ........................... ....1 27
Swi tching on/of f(contr olpa nel )........... 127
ABS (Anti-lockBr ak ing System) ...............1 60
Ac celer ation
see Kickdo wn Ac
ciden tand Break down Manag e‐
men t
Mer cedesme connect..................... ...... 275
Ac ous ticlocking verificat ion signa l
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating........... ................65
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gaut omati c
vo lum eadj ustm ent
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem.. ...298
Ac tiv eBli nd Spo tAs sist
Br ak eap plica <0057004C00520051001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> ..184
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011>183
Sy stem limit ations. ........................... ..... 183
Ac tiv eBr ak eAs sist
Fu nctio n/no tes.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 178
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 182
Ac tiv eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC
Ac tiveEmerg encyStop Assis t................ 176
Ac tiveLa ne Chang eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 177
Callin gup aspee d.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 170
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>167
Incr easi ng/decr easingspeed ............. ... 170
Re quiremen ts.................................. ...... 170
Ro ute-based speedadap tatio n.............. 172
St eer ing wheel buttons... .................. ..... 170 St
or ing aspeed. .................................... 170
Swi tching off/de activating ........... ......... 170
Swi tching on/a ctivating<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 170
Sy stem limit ations. ................................ 167
Ac tiv eEme rgency Stop Assis t.. ................ 176
Ac tiv eLan eCha ngeAs sist
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating........... ..............178
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>177
Ac tiv eLan eKe eping Assist
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating........... ..............187
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating thewa rning.... .188
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>185
Sy stem limits. ........................................1 85
Ac tiv ePa rking Assis t
Ex itin gapar kingspace. ........................ 202
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>199
Pa rking. .................................................2 01
Sy stem limit ations. ................................ 199
Ac tiv eSe rvice System PLUS
see ASSYST PLUS
Ac tiv eSpe edLimit Assist
Dis play <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 171
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>171 44
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Dr
ive pr og ram dis pla y........... .................... 142
Dr ive pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT
Dr iver's seat
see Seat
Dr iving safetysy stem
AB S(An ti-loc kBr akin gSy stem) .............1 60
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 178
BA S(Br akeAssi stSystem) ............... ..... 160
Cameras. .............. ............................ .....1 58
EBD (electr onic brak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion )......... ..............................................1 62
ESP ®
Cr ossw indAssis t.......................... 161
Ov ervie w.... ....................................... ....1 59
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors................ 158
Re sponsibili ty.......... .............................. 158
ST EER CONTR OL............... ....................162
Dr ivin gsy stem
DY NA MIC BODY CONTR OL.... ................ 188
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
Dr iving tips
Dr ink ing and drivin g..............................1 36
Gene raldr ivin gtips .......................... .....1 36
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle.... ...135
Op timized acceleration.......................... 135
Dr ow siness detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
DY NA MIC BODY CONT ROL
Sus pens io<0051001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 188
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> 143
Dis play ing engin edat a..........................1 43
Displ aying vehicle data.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 143
Dr ive pr og ram disp lay. <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 142
Dr ive pr og rams...... ................................ 141
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>141
Oper ating (DYN AMIC SELECTswitc h)....1 42
Selecti ngthedr ive pr ogr am.. ................1 42
Sho wing operationfe edbac k.................1 43 E
E1 0......... .....................................................371
Easy entryfe atur e
Fu nctio n/no tes.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 99
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 100
Easy exitfeatur e
Fu nctio n/no tes.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 99
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 100
EBD (electr onicbrak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion)
Functio n/no tes.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 162
ECO display
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>141 452
Index

ECO
star t/s topfunc tion
Au tomatic engine star t.......................... 139
Au tomatic engine stop..... .................. ....1 39
Me thod ofoper ation.. ............................1 39
Switc hingoff/on ................................... 140
Electr icpa rking brak e
Appl ying automat ically.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 154
App lying orreleasing manuall y.............. 156
Emerg encybraki ng............ ....................156
Re leasing automat ically.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 155
Electr onicStabil ityProg ram
see ESP®
(Electr onicStabilit yPr og ram)
Emer gency
Fir st-ai dkit (softsided)...... .................... 315
Ov ervie wof thehelp functions........ ........ 18
Re flect ive saf etyve st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 314
Re mo ving thewa rning triang le...............3 14
Se tting upthewa rning triang le..............3 15
Emer gency braking ................................... 156
Emer gency braking
see BAS(Br akeAssi stSystem)
Emer gency engine star t....... ..................... 331 Emer
gency key
Loc king adoor ................................... ..... 70
Un loc kin gadoor. .................................... 70
Emer gency oper ation mode
St artin gth eve hicle ........................... ....1 33
Emer gency release
Tr unk lid(from inside) ...................... ........ 76
Emer gency spar ewheel
No tes... ............................................. ....3 64
Emer gency Tensioning Devices
Ac tivati on........... .....................................36
En gine
ECO star t/ stop funct ion.................. ...... 139
Engi nenum ber......... ............. ................368
St artin g(eme rgency operation mode).. .133
St artin g(R emo teOnline).... ............... ....1 34
St artin g(sta rt/s topbutt on).............. .... 132
St artin gassis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ......325
Swi tching off(s ta rt/s topbutt on)...... .... 150
Engine data
Dis playing ........................................ ...... 143
Engine number.......................................... 368 Engine
oil
Ad ditiv es................................................ 372
Capaci ty................................................ 373
Chec kingth eoil leve lusing theoil
dips tick.... ............................................. 303
Chec kingtheoil leve lusing theon-
boar dcom puter.. ................................... 304
MB- Freig abe orMB- Appr oval.. ...............3 73
Qua <004F004C0057005C001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> ....................................373
To pping up............................................. 305
Ent ering charact ers
Fu nctio n/no tes.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 219
On theto uc hpad.. .................................. 221
ESC (Elect ronic Stabil ityContr ol)
see ESP®
(Electr onicStabilit yPr og ram)
ESP ®
Cr osswi ndAssis t....................................161
ESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityProg ram)
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating........... ..............162
Fu nctio n/no tes.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 160
Ext erior light ing
see Ligh ts
Ext erior light ing(car e)..............................3 11 Inde
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