ABS MERCEDES-BENZ C CLASS 2021 User Guide

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Act ive Parking Assist
Maneuvering Assistance
Restrict edSee Operator' s
Manual *T
heParking Assistmane uvering assis tance istemp orarily una vailable oronl ypar tiall yav ailable. #
Clean allsen sorsof thepar king andcamer asy stem (/ page31 1). #
Ifth edispla ymessag est ill appear s,con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Act ive Parking Assistand
PARKTRONIC Inoperative
See Operator's Manual *
Ve hicl eswith Activ ePa rking Assis t:Ac tivePa rking Assistand Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Caremalf unction ing .
Ve hicl eswithout Activ ePa rking Assis t:Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis malf unction ing . #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition sand restar tth eengine. #
Ifth edispla ymessag est ill appear s,con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Dr
iving safetysy stems Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0025
00E5 Currently Unavailable See
Operator' sManual *
ABS andESP®
arete mp orarily una vailable.
Ot her drivin gsy stems anddriving safetysy stems (e.g. BAS)ma yal so be temp orarily una vailable.
The brak esy stem will continue tooper atenor mally .The braking distance inan eme rgency braki ng situa tioncan
incr ease. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifABS andESP®
aremal functi oning
The wheelsma yloc kdu ring braki ng and ESP®
do es notpe rfor m anyve hicle stabiliz ation. 41
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Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
The steer ability andbraking charact eristic sar ehea vilyim pair edand thebr aking distance mayincr ease. Inaddi‐
tio n,other driving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive car efull yon asuit able stre tchof road, mak ingsligh tst eer ing movements ataspeed above19 mp h
(30 km/ h). #
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear ,con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.Dr ive car e‐
full y. 0025
00E5
Inoperative SeeOperator's
Manua l *
ABS andESP®
aremalfu nctioning.
Ot her driving systems anddriving safetysy stems (e.g. BAS)ma yal so be mal functi oning.
The brak esy stem will continue tooper atenor mally .The braking distance inan eme rgency braki ng situa tioncan
incr ease. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifABS andESP®
aremal functi oning
The wheelsma ybl oc kdu ring braki ng and ESP®
do es notpe rfor m anyve hicle stabiliz ation.
The steer ability andbraking charact eristic sar ehea vilyim pair edand thebr aking distance mayincr ease. Inaddi‐
tio n,other driving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have ABS andESP®
ch eckedimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 41
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 007A
0025
00E5
Inoperative SeeOperator's
Manual *
EBD ,ABS andESP®
aremalfunctioning.
Ot her driving systems anddriving safetysy stems (e.g. BAS)ma yal so be mal functi oning. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifEBD, ABSandESP®
are malfuncti oning
The wheelsma ybl oc kdu ring braki ng and ESP®
do es notpe rfor m anyve hicle stabiliz ation.
The steer ability andbraking charact eristic sar ehea vilyim pair edand thebr aking distance mayincr ease. Inaddi‐
tio n,other driving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have thebr ak esy stem checkedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Act
ive Brake Assist Func-
tions Currently LimitedSee
Operator's Manual *
Ve hicl eswith theDr iving Assistance Packag e:Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stwit hcr oss- traf fic functi on,Evasi ve Steer ing
Assis tor PRE‑S AFE®
PL US arete mp orarily una vailable oronl ypar tiall yav ailable.
Ve hicl eswithout theDr iving Assistance Packag e:Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stistemp orarily una vailable. #
Drive on.
As soon astheambient conditions arewit hin thesy stem limits, thesy stem will become available again. #
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear ,st op theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition sand restar t
th eengine. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 41
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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 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
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Dis play messa gesand 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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Ins
tallation locations................................ 41
Knee airbag.... .........................................4 1
Ov ervie w.. .................. ........................ ...... 41
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p....... 46
Pr otect ion.......................................... ...... 42
Side airbag ............................................... 41
Wi ndo wcur tain airbag .............................4 1
Air flow
Se tting. .................................................. 126
AIRM ATIC
Se tting.. .................................................1 89
Suspe nsion........... ............................ ..... 188
Alar m
see Panic alar m
Al ar m system
see ATA(anti-t heftal ar m system)
All-wheel drive
see 4MA TIC
Alt ernativ ero ute
see Route
Amb ientlighting
Se tting (mult imediasystem).. ................1 19 Andr
oidAuto
Con necting amob ilephon e...................2 70
Ending ...................................................270
Inf ormation ......................................... ... 270
Ov ervie w.. .......................................... ... 269
Sound settings... ................................... 270
Tr ans ferred vehicle data........................2 71
Anim als
Pe ts intheve hicle .............................. ..... 63
Anti-loc kbr aking system
see ABS(An ti-loc kBr akin gSy stem)
Anti-skid chains
see Snowch ains
Anti -thef tpr otection
Imm obiliz er...................................... ........ 85
Anticip ator yoccupa ntprotection
see PRE- SAFE®
(anticip ator yoccu‐
pa nt protect ion)
see PRE-S AFE®
PL US (antic ipatory
occupant protect ion plus)
Apple CarPla y®
Connec tinganiPhone ®
... ......................2 68
Ending ...................................................269 No
tes... .................................................2 68
Ov ervie w.......... .....................................268
Sound settings ......................................269
Tr ans ferred vehicle data........................2 71
Assis tance systems
see Drivin gsaf etysy stem
ASS YSTPL US
Batt erydi sconne ctionpe riods..... ..........3 01
Dis play ing theser vice duedate............ 300
Fu nctio n/no tes.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 300
Re gular maint enance work<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 300
Spec ialser vice requ iremen ts................3 00
ATA (anti-thef tala rm system)
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating theint erior
mo tion sensor.. ....................................... 88
Ar ming/ disarming theto w- aw ay alar m...8 7
Dea ctivating thealar m............................ 86
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 85
Fu nctio nof theint erior motion sensor.... 87
The tow- aw ay alar mfun ction ...................8 6
AT TENTI ONASSIST
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>164
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 165
Sy stem limit ations. ................................ 164 44
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Bel
t
see Seatbel t
Bli nd Spo tAs sist
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating........... ..............185
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>183
Sy stem limit ations. ........................... ..... 183
Blo wer
see Clima tecontr ol
Blue tooth®
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating........... ........... ...224
Inf orma tion............ ................................ 223
Blu etoo th®
audio
Ac tivati ng........... ...................................289
De-a uthor izing (de-r egiste ring) the
de vice. .... ...............................................2 90
Inf ormatio n............ ................................287
Ov ervie w.......... .....................................288
Sear ching fora trac k......... ........... .........290
Sear ching forand author izing the
de vice. .... ...............................................2 88
Selecti ngamedi apla yer.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 289
Swi tching device viaNFC <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 290
Br ak eAs sist System
see BAS(Br akeAssi stSystem) Br
ak efluid
No tes... ............................................. ..... 373
Br ak efo rc edis tribut ion
EB D(elec tronic brak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion )................................................... ....1 62
Br ak es
ABS (Anti-loc kBr aking System) ......... ....1 60
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 178
BA S(Br akeAssi stSystem) ............... ..... 160
Dr iving tips....... ............. ........................ 136
EBD (electr oni cbr ak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion )................................................... ....1 62
HOLD function .......................................162
Limit edbraking effect (sa lt-tr eated
ro ads) .............................................. ...... 136
Ne w/r epla ced brak epad s/brake
discs...... ............................................ .... 135
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle.... ...135
Br akin gass ista nc e
see BAS(Br akeAssi stSystem)
Br eakdo wn
Changing awheel ..................................3 59
Ov ervie wof thehelp functions.......... ...... 18
Ro adside Assis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> .....23 To
w- star tin g... ........................................ 331
To wing away<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 328
Tr ans portingth eve hicle.... .................... 329
Br eakdo wn
see Flat tire
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem
Ad jus ting thebalance/f ader................. 298
Ad jus ting thesound focus <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 298
Ad jus ting treb le,mid -rang eand bass
se tting s.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 298
Au tomatic volume adjustment. .............. 298
Calls upthesound menu....................... 298
Inf ormation.. .......................................... 297
Switc hingthesur round soun don /of f...2 98
Butt ons
St eer ing wheel... ................................... 208 C
Call list
Making acall. ........................................2 66
Ov ervie w.... ....... ....................................265
Call ingupthesound menu
Ad vanced soundsystem.. ......................2 99 444
Index

W
Wa rning lam ps
see Warning/ indic ator lam ps
Wa rning system
see ATA(anti-t heftal ar m system)
Wa rning triang le
Re mo ving... ............................................ 314
Se tting up<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 315
Wa rning/indicat orlam p
0025 ABSwa rning lam p........................4 36
004D Brak esy stem warning lam p
(Canada only)........................................ 434
0027 Brakewa rning lam p(US Aonl y)....4 34
004D Brak es warning lam p(yello w)
(Canada only).................................... .... 433
ÿ Coolant warning lam p..................4 29
0024 Electricpar king brak eindi cator
la mp (red) (Canada only).......................4 32
0049 Electricpar king brak eindi cator
la mp (red) (USAonl y)............................4 32 003D
Electricalmalfunction warning
lam p.................................................. .... 431
00B9 Engine diagno siswarning lam p....4 30
00BB ESP®
OFF warning lam p...............4 37
00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam p......................4 36
00B6 Fuelreser vewarning lam p.. .........4 31
Ù Powe rst eer ing warning lam p
(r ed).. .................................................... 428
00C6 Recup erati ve Brak eSy stem
wa rning lam p(US Aonl y)................... .... 433
0075 Restra int system warning lam p.. .. 427
00E9 Seatbeltwarning lam p................4 27
ä Suspens ion wa rning lam p(yel‐
lo w). ...................................................... 435
0024 Theelect ric pa rking brak e(yel‐
lo w) indic ator lam p................................4 32
0077 Tire pressur emonit oring sys‐
te m wa rning lam p............................. .....4 38
L Warning lam pfo rdis tance
wa rning func tion. .............................. .... 435 Wa
rning/indicat orlam ps
Ov ervie w............................................... 425
PA SSENGER AIRBAG.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 46
Wa rranty ...................................................... 29
Wa sher fluid
see Windsh ield wa sher fluid
Wa shing byhand (care)........... ................. 309
Wa terta nk
see Air-water duct
We ather information ................................. 255
what3w ords
Des tinatio nentr ywit ha3 wo rd
addr ess................................................. 238
Wh eel chang e
Lo we ring theve hicle. ............................3 63
Mou nting ane wwhe el...... .................... 362
Re mo ving awhee l........ ......................... 362
Re mo ving/ins talling hubcaps ...............3 59
Whee lro tat ion ...........................................3 58
Whee ls
Ca re<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 311
Chan ginghub caps ................................ 359
Chec king............................................... 335 In
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