engine MERCEDES-BENZ C CLASS 2021 Manual Online

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laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00B3 Check Engine OilLevel
(Add 1quart) *D
ispla ymess ageonl yfo rcer tainengi nes:
The engineoille ve lhas dropped totheminimum leve l.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withinsuf ficie ntengi neoil #
Avoid long journeys wit hins ufficie ntengi neoil. #
Whe nne xt refuel ing, add 1.1 US qt(1l)of engine oil(/ page305) .
No teson engine oil(/ page37 2).
00B3 Engine OilRed uce OilLevel *D
ispla ymess ageonl yfo rcer tain engin es:
The engin eoil leve lis toohigh.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withexc ess engine oil #
Avoid long journeys wit hex cess engineoil. #
Consul ta qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat elyand have theengine oilleve lre duced.
00B3 En gine OilLevel LowStop
Vehicle TurnEngine Off *D
ispla ymess ageonl yfo rcer tainengi nes:
The engineoille ve lis toolow. Dis
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
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* NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withinsuf ficie ntengi neoil #
Avoid long journeys wit hins ufficie ntengi neoil. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions.Do notcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir‐
cums tances. #
Swi tchof fth eengine. #
Add1.1 US qt(1l)of engine oil(/ page305) . #
Che cktheengine oilleve l.
No teson engine oil(/ page37 2).
00B3 Engi neOilPre ssu reStop
Swi tch OffEngi ne *D
ispla ymess ageonl yfo rcer tainengi nes:
The oilpr ess ureis toolow.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withinsuf ficie ntoil press ure #
Avoid driving withinsuf ficie ntoil press ure. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions.Do notcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir‐
cums tances. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 42
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Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00B3 En gine OilLevel Cannot Be
Measured *T
heelectr icalconn ection totheoil leve lsen sor has been interru pte dor theoil leve lsen sor isfaulty . #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 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 displa y(s tand ard) Wi
des cree nco ckpit instrumen tdispl ay Dep
endingonthedispla yse tting, theposition s
of theindicat orlam pson theins trument display
ma ydif ferfr om theex am ple shown. Dis
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Occupant
safety Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0075 Re stra int system warning
lam p *T
he redre stra int system warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
The restra int system ismalfunct ioning(/page36). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomalfu nctions inthere stra int system
Com ponen tsinthere stra int system maybe activ ated unint entionally ornotdeplo yas planned inan acciden t. #
Have there stra int system checkedand repair edimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Drive on car efully . #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
00E9
Sea tbel twa rning lam p *T
he redseat beltwarning lam pflashes andanintermit tent wa rning tone sou nds.
or
The redseat beltwarning lam plight sup forsix seconds oncetheengine hasstar ted.
In addition, anintermitt entwarning tone maysou nd.
The redse at beltwa rning lam pflashes andanintermit tent wa rning tone sounds:
The driver or front passeng erhas notfa stened hisorher seat beltwhile theve hicle isin mo tion. #
Fasten your seat belt(/page40 ).
Ther ear eobj ect son thefront passeng erseat. Displa
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Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Remo vetheobjec tsfrom thefront passeng erseat.
The redse at beltwa rning lam plight sup once theengine hasstar ted:
In addition, anintermitt entwarning tone maysou nd.
The redseat beltwarning lam pre minds thedr iver and front passeng ertofasten their seat belts. #
Fasten your seat belt(/page40 ).
If yo uha ve placed objectson thefront passeng erseat, there dseat beltwarning lam pma yre main lit. Ve
hicl e Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Ù Po we rst eer ing warning
lam p(red) *T
he redpo we rst eer ing system warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
The powe rassi stanc eor thesteer ing itself ismalfunct ioning. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifsteer ing capability isim pair ed
If th esteer ing does notfunc tion asintended, theve hicle's operating safetyis jeopar dized. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.Do
no tcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. 428
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Engine
Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
ÿ Coolant warning lam p *T
he redcoolant warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
Po ssible causes:
R The temp eratur esensor ismalfunct ioning
R The coolant leve lis toolow
R The airsuppl yto thera diat orisobs truct ed
R The radiat orfanis faulty
R The coolan tpum pis faulty
If th er eis an additional warning tone, thecoolant temp eratur ehas exceeded themaximum permissible temp eratur e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnswhen opening thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine hasoverheat edorwhen ther eis afire intheengine compartmen t,th e
fo llo wing situat ionsmayocc ur:
R Youco uld come intoco ntact withho tga ses.
R Youco uld come intoco ntact withot her hot,escaping operating fluids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowtheove rheat edengine tocool down. #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine compartmen t,ke ep thehood closed andcallthefire ser vice. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 429

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions andswitchof fth eengine. Donotcon tinue
dr iving under anycir cums tances. #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y.
If th ecoolant temp eratur edispla yis at thelowe rend ofthete mp eratur escale: #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
If th ecoolant temp eratur edispla yis at theupper endofthete mp eratur escale: #
Exitth eve hicle andkeep asaf edis tance from itunti lth eengine hascooled down. #
Chec kth ecoolant leve l(/ page306) . #
Mak esur eth at theair supply tothera diat orisno tobs truct ed. #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Indoing so,ensur eth at the
cool anttemp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dar ea.
00B9 En gine diagnosis warning
lam p *T
he yello wChec kEn gine warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
A ma lfunctio nha soccu rred intheengine, theex haus tsy stem orthefuel system.
The emission limitvalues maybe exc eeded andtheengine maybe inemer gency mod e.
In som est at es, legalrequ iremen tsstipulat eth at youmus timm ediat elyco nsult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop as
soon astheye llo wChec kEn gine warning lam plight sup. #
Have theve hicle checkedas soon aspossible ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 430
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Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
003D Elect rical mal functi onwarn‐
ing lam p *T
heredelect rical fault warning lam pis lit.
Ther eis afa ult intheelectr ics. #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y.
00B6
Fu elreser vewarning lam p *T
he yello wfuel reser vewarning lam plight sup while youar edr ivin g.
or
The yello wfuel reser vewarning lam plight sup while theengine isrunning .
The yello wfuel reser vewarning lam plight sup while youar edr ivin g:
Ther ehas been pressu reloss inthefuel system. Thefuel filler cap isno tclos edcor rectl yor thefuel system isleak‐
ing. #
Close thefuel filler cap.
If th efuel filler cap hasalready been closedcor rectl y: #
Consul ta qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
The yello wfuel reser vewarning lam plight sup while theengine isrunning:
The fuel suppl yhas dropped intoth ere ser verang e. #
Refuel . Displ
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Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00C6 Re cup erati ve Brak eSy stem
wa rning lam p(US Aonl y)
004D
Brak eswarning lam p(yel‐
lo w) (Canada only) *
The yello w00C6 warning lam p(US Aonl y)or theye llo w004D brak es warning lam p(Canada only)islit while the
engine isrunning . &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto abr ak esy stem malfunct ion
If th ebr ak esy stem ismalfunct ioning,braking charact eristic sma ybe impair ed. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have thebr ak esy stem checkedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Adjus tyo ur spee dand drive on car efull y,lea vingasuit able distance totheve hicle infront. #
Ifth emultifunc tiondispla ysho wsadispla ymes sage,obse rveit. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
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Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0027 Br ak ewa rning lam p(US A
onl y)
004D Br ak esy stem warning lam p
(Canada only) *T
he redbr ak esy stem warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
Po ssible causes:
R The brak efo rc eboos tingismalfunct ioningandthebr aking charact eristic sma ybe affect ed.
R The reisinsuf ficie ntbrak efluid inthebr ak efluid reser voir. #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjuryifbr ak efo rc eboos tingismalfunct ioning
If br ak efo rc eboos tingismalfunct ioning,increased brak epedal forc ema ybe neces saryfo rbr aking. Thebraking
ch aract eristic sma ybe impair ed.The brakin gdis tance canincrease ineme rgency braki ng situa tions. #
Stop inasaf elocation immediat ely.Do notcont inue driving. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto low brak efluid leve l
If th ebr ak efluid leve lis toolow, thebr aking effect and thebr aking charact eristic sma ybe impair ed. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.Do
no tcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Donotadd brak efluid. 43
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