MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS CABRIOLET 2021 Owner's Manual

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R Hea vyrain, sno wor fog
Dr iving systems anddriving safetysy stems maybe malfunct ioningortemp orarily una vailable.
Onc eth ecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,th edr iving systems anddriving safetysy stems willbeavailable
ag ain.
If th edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear : #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition s. #
Clean thewindshield.
ä Malfunct ionDrive atMax.
50 mph *A
IRMA TICisfunctioning onlytoalimit edextent. The vehicle's handling charact eristic sma ybe affect ed.
* NO
TEThe tires on thefront axle orthefe nde rscou ldbe damag edbylarge steer ing movements #
Avoid larg esteer ing movements whiledr iving andlistenfo rscr aping sounds . #
Ifyo uhear scraping sounds, pulloverand stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition s,and
se ta higher vehicle leve lif possible . #
Drive in amann erappr opriatefo rth ecur rent leve l,but donotex ceed 50mph(80 km/h). #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
*D YNAMI CBO DY CONT ROLis malfu nctioning. Thevehicle's handling charact eristic sma ybe affect ed. #
Donotdr ive at spe eds grea terth an 50 mph(80 km/h). #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
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00CC St op Vehicle VehicleToo
Low *Y
ouhave pulled away despit eth eve hicle leve lbeing toolow. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.
The vehicle willberaised totheselect edvehicle leve l. #
Waitunt ilth edispla ymessag edisappear sbef orepulling away.
If th edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear andawa rning tone also sou nds, AIRMATIC isma lfunctio ning: #
Donotdr ive at spe edsgr ea terth an 50 mph(80 km/h) andconsult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
* NO
TEThe tires on thefront axle orthefe nde rscou ldbe damag edbylarge steer ing movements #
Avoid larg esteer ing movements whiledr iving andlistenfo rscr aping sounds . #
Ifyo uhear scraping sounds, pulloverand stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition s,and
se ta higher vehicle leve lif possible . #
Seta higher vehicle leve l(/ page18 3).
Dep endingonthemalfunct ion,theve hicle willberaised.
¢
Lower ing *T
hevehicle leve lma ybe lowe redfo rth efo llo wing reason s:
R Youha ve select edadif fere nt drive pr ogr am.
R Youha ve exceed edthespeed limit.
R Youha ve chang edtheve hicle leve lby pressing thebutt on. 430
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00CC Vehicle Rising *Y
our vehicle isadjus tingtotheleve lyo uha ve select ed.
00CC Vehicle RisingPlease Wait *T
hevehicle leve lis toolow. The vehicle willberaised totheselect edvehicle leve l. #
Waitunt ilth edispla ymessag edisappear sbef orepulling away.
00CC Driv eMor eSlo wly *Y
ouaredr iving toofast forth eselect edvehicle leve l. #
Toadjus tth eve hicle leve l,yo umus tno tdr ive at spee dsgrea terth an 37 mph(60 km/h).
Act ive Parking Assist
Maneuvering Assistance
Restricted SeeOperator'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 (/ page329). #
Ifth edispla ymessag est ill appear s,con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
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Act ive Parking Assistand
PARKTRONIC Inoperative
See Operator' sManual *
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
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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.
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). 432
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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. 00E5
Currently UnavailableSee
Operator's Manual *
ESP ®
is temp orarily una vailable.
Ot her drivin gsy stems anddriving safetysy stems (e.g. BAS)ma yal so be mal functi oning. Disp
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WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ismal 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 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. 00E5
Inoperative SeeOperator's
Manua l *
ESP ®
is malfu 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 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. 43
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007A
0025
00E5 Inoperat iveSee Operator' s
Manual *
EBD ,ABS andESP®
aremalfunct ioning.
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 435

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Act ive Brake Assist Func-
tions Limited SeeOpera-
tor'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 oronl ypar tiall y
av ailable. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Rada rSensors DirtySee
Operator's Manual *T
heradar sensor system ismalfunct ioning.Possible causes:
R Dirton thesensor s
R Hea vyrain or sno w
R Extende dcou ntrydr ivi ng without other traf fic, e.g. inthedeser t
Dr iving systems anddriving safetysy stems maybe malfunct ioningortemp orarily una vailable.
Onc eth ecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,th edr iving systems anddriving safetysy stems willbeavailable
ag ain.
If th edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear : #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition s. #
Clean allsen sors(/ page329) . #
Restar tth eengine. 436
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Mer
cede sme connect Dis
playmessag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
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Mercedes meconn ect
Servic esLimited SeeOper-
ator's Manual *T
hevehicle functionsforfa ult detection arere strict ed.
At leas tone ofthemain functionsof theMer cedes meconnect system ismalfunct ioning. #
Obser vetheno teson thediagnos ticsconnect ion(/ page26). #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
0053 Inoperative *A
tle as tone ofthemain functionsof theMer cedes meconnect system oroftheSOS emer gency callsy stem is
malfunct ioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Batt
ery Displa
ymessag es
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003D 12 VBatt erySee Opera-
tor's Manual *T
heengine isoffand thech arge leve lis toolow. #
Swi tchof fel ectr icalconsu mersth at areno tre qu ired.
To charge the12 Vbatt ery: #
Lea vetheengine running fora fe w min utes, ordrive an extende ddist anc e.
*I fth emessag eappear swhile theengine isrunning ,th is indic ates an on- boar delect rical system malfunct ion. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 43
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Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
003D See Operator's Manual *T
he12 Vbatt eryis no tbeing charge d.
* NO
TEPossible engine damageif yo uco ntinue drivin g #
Donotco ntinue drivin gund eranycir cum stanc es. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions andswitchof fth eengine. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
003D Stop Vehicle SeeOpera-
tor's Manual *T
he12 Vbatt eryis no long erbeing charge dand thech arge leve lis toolow.
* NO
TEPossible engine damageif yo uco ntinue drivin g #
Donotco ntinue drivin gund eranycir cum stanc es. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions.Do notcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir‐
cums tances. #
Swi tchof fth eengine. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 438
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