esp MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE 2015 Owners Manual
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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions Further information on th
eautomatic front-passenger fron tairbag
deactivation feature (Y page 47).Lights
Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions b
Lef
td ipped beam
Lef td ipped beam
(Example) The correspondin
gbulb is faulty.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop.
or X Chec kwhether you are permitte dtoreplace th ebulb yourself
(Y page 123).
i LE
Dl igh tbulbs :the display message for th ecorre spondin glamp
only appear swhen all th eLEDsint helamp hav efailed. b
Active Active
Light
LightSystem
System
inoperative
inoperative The active ligh
tfunction is faulty.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. b
Intell
.Light Sys‐
Intell .Light Sys‐
tem inoperative tem inoperative The Intelligent Light Syste
misfaulty. The lighting system continues to
function properly without th efunction softheIntelligent Light System.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. b
Malfunction Malfunction
See
SeeOwn‐
Own‐
er' sM anual
er' sM anual The exterio
rlighting is faulty.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. Vehicles wit
htrailer to whitch :af usem ay hav eblown.
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, paying
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Y page 172).
X Chec kthe fuses (Y page 350).
X If necessary, replace th eblown fuse. Observ ethe warning note sas
you do so.
If th edisplay message continues to be displayed:
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. b
AUT
Ol ights inoper‐
AUT Ol ights inoper‐
ative ative The ligh
tsensor is faulty.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. b
Switch off lights Switch off lights You are leaving th
evehicl eand th elights are switched on .Awarning
tone also sounds.
X Turn th eligh tswitch to the Ãposition. Display
messages
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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions Blind Spo
tAssist
Blind Spo tAssist
currently unavaila‐
currently unavaila‐
ble ble See
SeeOwner's
Owner's Man‐
Man‐
ual
ual orActive Blind
Active Blind
Spo tA ssist cur‐
Spo tA ssist cur‐
rently unavailable
rently unavailable
See Owner' sManual
See Owner' sManual Blind Spot Assis
torActiveBlind Spot Assis tistemporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses:
R ther adar sensor system is outside th eoperating temperature range
R ther adar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to elec-
tromagneti cradiation emitted by nearby TV or radi ostation sor
other source sofelectromagneti cradiation
Once th ecauses listed abov enolonger apply, th edisplay message
goe sout.
Blind Spot Assis torActiveBlind Spot Assis tisoperational again.
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear:
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, paying
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Y page 172).
X Restart th eengine. Blind Spo
tAssist
Blind Spo tAssist
not available when not available when
towing atrailer
towing atrailer
See Owner' sManual
See Owner' sManual
or Active Blind Active Blind
Spo tA ssist not
Spo tA ssist not
available whe ntow‐
available whe ntow‐
ing atraile rSee
ing atraile rSee
Owner' sManual
Owner' sManual Blind Spot Assis
torActiveBlind Spot Assis tisdeactivated while tow-
ing atrailer.
You hav eestablished th eelectrical connection between th etrailer and
your vehicle.
X Press aon thesteering whee ltoc onfir mthedisplay message. Blind Spo
tAssist
Blind Spo tAssist
inoperative
inoperative or
Active Blind Spot Active Blind Spot
Assist inoperative Assist inoperative Blind Spot Assis
torActiveBlind Spot Assis tisfaulty.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. Par
kA ssist cancel‐
Par kA ssist cancel‐
led
led The driver's door is open.
X Repeat th eparking gap measuremen tand parking process wit hthe
driver's door closed. You touched th
emultifunction steering whee lwhile steering inter-
vention was active.
X Whil esteering intervention is active ,makes uren otto touch the
multifunction steering wheel. The vehicl
ehas started to skid and ESP ®
has intervened.
X Use Active Parking Assis tagain later (Y page 201). Par
kA ssist inoper‐
Par kA ssist inoper‐
ative
ative PARKTRONI
Cismalfunctioning or faulty.
X Follow th einstruction sand helpful hints in th e"Problem swith
PARKTRONIC" section (Y page 201).
If th emultifunction display still shows th edisplay message:
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. 272
Display
messagesOn-boardcomputer an ddisplays
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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions DTR+: steering
DTR+: steering
assist
.currently
assist .currently
unavailable unavailable See
SeeOwn‐
Own‐
er' sM anual
er' sM anual Steering Assis
tand Stop&Go Pilo tare temporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses:
R thew indscree nisdirty in th ecamera' sfield of vision
R visibilit yisimpaire ddue to heav yrain ,sno worf og
R there are no lan emarking sfor alon gore xtende dperiod
R thel an em arking sare worn, dark or covered, e.g. by dir torsnow
Once th ecauses listed abov enolonger apply, th edisplay message
goe sout.
Steering Assis tand Stop&Go Pilo tare operative again.
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear:
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, paying
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Y page 172).
X Clean th ewindscreen. DTR+: steering
DTR+: steering
assistant inopera‐ assistant inopera‐
tive tive Steering Assis
tand Stop&Go Pilo tare faulty.
However, th eDISTR ONICPLUSfunction sare still available.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. Cruise contro
land
Cruise contro land
SPEEDTRONIC inoper‐
SPEEDTRONIC inoper‐
ative ative SPEEDTRONI
Cand cruise control are malfunctioning.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. SPEEDTRONIC suspen‐
SPEEDTRONIC suspen‐
ded ded Whe
nyou depress th eaccelerato rpedal beyon dthe pressur epoint
(kickdown), SPEEDTRONI Cisswitched to passive mode.
The speed limitation is no tactive.
X Drive slower than th estoreds peed without kickdown.
or X Se tan ewspeed.
or X Call up th elast speed store dagain.
Whe nthe display message disappears, th espeed limitation is active. SPEEDTRONIC Limit
SPEEDTRONIC Limit
---m
ph
---m ph SPEEDTRONI
Ccanno tbea ctivated, as th eactivation condition shave
no ta ll been met.
X Chec kthe activation condition sfor SPEEDTRONI C(Ypage 182). Display
messages
275On-boardcomputer an ddisplays Z
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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions Cruise control
Cruise control
---m
ph
---m ph R
Ac onditi on for activating cruise control has no tbeen met.
You hav etried to store aspeed belo w30km/h, for example.
R ESP ®
is deactivated The yello wESP®
OF Fw arning lamp is lit.
X If condition spermit ,drive faste rtha n3 0km/ hand store th espeed.
or X Chec kthe activation condition sfor cruise control (Y page 180).
or
X Reactivat eESP®
.
R all vehicles except Mercedes-AMG vehicles (Y page 72)
R Mercedes-AMG vehicles (Y page 73)Cruise contro
loff
Cruise contro loff Cruis
econtro lhas been deactivated.
If aw arning tone also sounds, cruise control has deactivated auto-
matically (Y page 180). 120 km/h! 120 km/h!
Maximum Maximum
speed
speedexcee‐
excee‐
ded
ded Only for certain countries: th
emaximum speed has been exceeded.
In addition ,the multifunction display shows 120 km/h!
120 km/h!.
X Drive mor eslowly. 276
Display
messagesOn-boardcomputer an ddisplays
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Tyres
Display messages
Possible causes/consequence
sand M
MSolutions Tyre
Tyre
pressure
pressure Check
Check
tyres
tyres The tyr
epressure loss warning system ha sdetecte das ignificant loss
in pressure.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
Possibl ecauses:
R youh avec hange dthe positions of the wheels and tyres or fitte dnew
wheels and tyres
R the tyr epressure in one or mor etyres ha sdropped
G WARNING
Underinflated tyres pose the following risks:
R the tyres ma yburst, especially as the load and vehicl espeed
increase
R the tyres ma yweare xcessivel yand/or unevenly, which ma ygreatly
impai rtyret raction
R the drivin gcharacteristics, as well as steerin gand braking ,maybe
greatl yimpaired
There is ariskofana ccident.
X Stop the vehicl ewithou tmaking any sudden steerin gorbraking
manoeuvres .Pay attentio ntothe traffi cconditions as yo udoso.
X Safeguard the vehicl eagain st rolling away (Y page 172).
X Check the tyres and ,ifnecessary ,follo wthe instructions for aflat
tyr e(Ypage 337).
X Check the tyr epressures and ,ifnecessary ,correct the tyr epres-
sure.
X Restart the tyr epressure loss warning system when the tyr epres-
sure is correct (Y page 358). Check tyr
epres‐
Check tyr epres‐
sures the nrestart
sures the nrestart
Run Fla tIndicator
Run Fla tIndicator The tyr
epressure loss warning system generated adisplay message
and ha snot been restarted since.
X Set the correct tyr epressure in al lfou rtyres.
X Restart the tyr epressure loss warning system (Y page 358).Run Fla
tIndicator
Run Fla tIndicator
inoperative
inoperative The tyr
epressure loss warning system is faulty.
X Consult aquali fied specialis tworkshop. Rectif
ytyrep res‐
Rectif ytyrep res‐
sure
sure The tyr
epressure is too lo winatleastone of the tyres, or the tyre
pressure differenc ebetween the wheels is too great.
X Check the tyr epressures at the next opportunity (Y page 359).
X If necessary ,correct the tyr epressure.
X Restart the tyr epressure monitor (Y page 360). Displa
ymessages
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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions Check tyre(s)
Check tyre(s) The tyr
epressur einoneor mor etyres has dropped significantly. The
whee lposition is displayed in th emultifunction display.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
G WARNING
Underinflated tyres pos ethe followin grisks:
R thet yres may burst, especially as th eload and vehicl espeed
increase
R thet yres may wear excessivel yand/o runevenly, whic hmay greatly
impair tyr etraction
R thed rivin gcharacteristics ,aswell as steering and braking ,may be
greatl yimpaired
There is ariskofana ccident.
X Stop th evehicl ewithout making any sudden steering or braking
manoeuvres .Pay attention to th etraffic condition sasyou do so.
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Y page 172).
X Chec kthe tyres and ,ifneces sary, follow th einstruction sfor aflat
tyr e(Ypage 337).
X Chec kthe tyrep ressur e(Ypage 359).
X If necessary, correc tthe tyrep ressure. Warnin
gtyred efect
Warnin gtyred efect The tyr
epressur einoneor mor etyres has dropped suddenly. The
whee lposition is displayed in th emultifunction display.
G WARNING
If you drive wit haflat tyre, there is ariskoft hefollowin ghazards:
R af lat tyr eaffects th eabilit ytos teer or brak ethe vehicle
R you could lose control of th evehicle
R continued drivin gwithaf lat tyr ewill caus eexces sive heat build-up
and possibl yafire
There is ariskofana ccident.
X Stop th evehicl ewithout making any sudden steering or braking
manoeuvres .Pay attention to th etraffic condition sasyou do so.
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Y page 172).
X Chec kthe tyres and ,ifneces sary, follow th einstruction sfor aflat
tyr e(Ypage 337). Tyre
Tyre
press.
press. monitor
monitor
currently unavaila‐
currently unavaila‐
ble ble No signals can be received from th
etyrep ressur esensor sdue to
stron gRFi nterference. The tyr epressur emonitor is temporarily mal-
functioning.
X Drive on.
The tyr epressur emonitor restarts automatically as soo nasthe
caus ehas been rectified. 278
Display
messagesOn-boardcomputer an ddisplays
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Warning/
indicator
lamp
N N
Signal type
Possiblec auses/consequences and M
MSolutions !
N
The yellow ABS warning lamp is lit while the engine is running.
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System) is faulty.
An additiona lwarning tone indicates that EBD (electronic brake force distribution)
is faulty.
Other driving and driving safety systems may alsobef aulty.
G WARNING
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the functions listed above. The front and rear wheels coul dtherefore lock, for example, if you brake
hard.
The steerability and braking characteristics may be severely affected. The braking
distance may increas einanemergency braking situation.
If ESP ®
is not operational ,ESP ®
is unable to stabilise the vehicle.
There is an increased dange rofskidding and risk of an accident.
X Observe the additiona ldisplay messages in the multifunction display.
X Drive on carefully.
X Consult aqualified specialist worksho pimmediately.
If the ABS control unit is faulty, there is alsoap ossibility that other systems,such
as the navigation system or the automatic transmission, willbeu navailable.J÷
!
N
The red brake system warning lamp and the yellow ESP ®
and ABS warning lamps
light up while the engine is running.
ABS and ESP ®
are faulty.
Other driving and driving safety systems may alsobef aulty.
G WARNING
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the functions listed above. The front and rear wheels coul dtherefore lock, for example, if you brake
hard.
The steerability and braking characteristics may be severely affected. The braking
distance may increas einanemergency braking situation.
If ESP ®
is not operational ,ESP ®
is unable to stabilise the vehicle.
There is an increased dange rofskidding and risk of an accident.
X Observe the additiona ldisplay messages in the multifunction display.
X Drive on carefully.
X Consult aqualified specialist worksho pimmediately. Warning and indicator lamps in the instrument cluster
287On-board computer and displays Z
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Warning/
indicator
lamp
N N
Signal type
Possiblec auses/consequences and M
M Solutions ÷
N
The yellow ESP ®
warning lamp flashes while the vehicl eisinmotion.
ESP ®
or traction control has intervened because there is arisk of skidding or at
least one whee lhas started to spin.
Cruise control or DISTRONIC PLUS is deactivated.
X Only depress the accelerator peda lasfar as necessary when pulling away.
X Accelerate more gently while the vehicl eisinmotion.
X Adapt yourd riving style to suitt he road and weather conditions.
X Do not deactivate ESP ®
.
In rare cases it may be better to deactivate ESP ®
:
R all vehicles except Mercedes-AMG vehicles (Y page72)
R Mercedes-AMG vehicles (Y page73)
Observe the important safety notes on ESP ®
(Y page7 2). ÷
N
The yellow ESP ®
warning lamp is lit while the engine is running.
ESP ®
is faulty.
Other driving and driving safety systems may alsobef aulty.
G WARNING
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the functions listed above.
The braking distance may thus increas einanemergency braking situation.
If ESP ®
is not operational ,ESP ®
is unable to stabilise the vehicle.
There is an increased dange rofskidding and risk of an accident.
X Observe the additiona ldisplay messages in the multifunction display.
X Drive on carefully.
X Consult aqualified specialist worksho pimmediately. 288
Warning and indicator lamps in the instrument clusterOn-board computer and displays
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Warning/
indicator
lamp
N N
Signal type
Possiblec auses/consequences and M
MSolutions å
N
The yellow ESP ®
OFF warning lamp is lit while the engine is running or the ECO
start/stop function is activated.
ESP ®
is deactivated.
G WARNING
If ESP ®
is deactivated, ESP ®
is unable to stabilise the vehicle.
Further driving systems or driving safety systems are thus restricted, e.g. Active
Blind Spot Assist. The system does not perform braking actions.
There is an increased dange rofskidding and risk of an accident.
X Reactivate ESP ®
.
In rare cases it may be better to deactivate ESP ®
:
R all vehicles except Mercedes-AMG vehicles (Y page72)
R Mercedes-AMG vehicles (Y page73)
Observe the important safety notes on ESP ®
(Y page7 2).
X Adapt yourd riving style to suitt he road and weather conditions.
If ESP ®
cannot be activated:
X Drive on carefully.
X Contact aqualified specialist worksho pimmediatel yand have the ESP ®
system
checked. M
N
Mercedes-AMG vehicles only:
The yellow SPORT handling mode warning lamp is lit while the engine is running.
SPORT handling mode is activated.
G WARNING
When SPORT handling mode is activated, ESP ®
is unable to stabilise the vehicle.
There is an increased dange rofskidding and risk of an accident.
X Only switch to SPORT handling mode in accordance with the conditions descri-
bed in the "Activating/deactivating ESP ®
"s ection (Y page73). Warning and indicator lamps in the instrument cluster
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Tyres
Warning/
indicator
lamp
N N
Signal type
Possible causes/consequence sand M
MSolutions h
N
The yellow tyr epressure monitor warning lamp (pressure loss/malfunction) is
lit.
The tyr epressure monitor ha sdetecte dalossofp ressure in at leas tone of the
tyres.
G WARNING
Underinflated tyres pose the following risks:
R the tyres ma yburst, especially as the load and vehicl espeed increase
R the tyres ma yweare xcessivel yand/or unevenly, which ma ygreatl yimpai rtyre
traction
R the drivin gcharacteristics, as well as steerin gand braking ,maybe greatly
impaired
There is ariskofana ccident.
X Stop the vehicl ewithou tmaking any sudden steerin gorbraking manoeuvres.
Pa ya ttentio ntothe traffi cconditions as yo udoso.
X Safeguard the vehicl eagain st rolling away (Y page 172).
X Observe the additional displa ymessage sinthe multifunctio ndisplay.
X Check the tyres and ,ifnecessary ,follo wthe instructions for aflatt yre
(Y page 337).
X Check the tyr epressure (Y page 359).
X If necessary ,correct the tyr epressure. h
N
The yellow tyr epressure monitor warning lamp (pressure loss/malfunction)
flashe sfor approximately one minute and the nremains lit.
The tyr epressure monitor is faulty.
G WARNING
The system is possibl yunabl etod etect or register lo wtyrep ressure.
There is ariskofana ccident.
X Observe the additional displa ymessage sinthe multifunctio ndisplay.
X Consult aquali fied specialis tworkshop immediately. 294
Warning and indicator lamps in the instrument clusterOn-board computer and displays