warning MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE 2015 Owners Manual
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Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions 4
Add
1litre engine
Add 1litre engine
oil whe nnextr efu‐
oil whe nnextr efu‐
elling elling The engin
eoil level has dropped to th eminimum level.
! Avoid lon
gjou rneys when there is to olittl ec oolan tint hecooling
system. Otherwise th eenginew ill be damaged.
X Chec kthe oil level when next refuelling, at th elatest (Y page 323).
X If necessary, to puptheengin eoil (Y page 323).
If you have to top up th eengin eoil frequently:
X Contac taqualified specialist workshop and hav ethe engine
checked.
Information on approve dengineo ils can be obtained from aqualified
specialist workshop or on th eInterne tath ttp:// bevo.mercedes-
benz.com. 4
Engine oil level Engine oil level
Stop Stop
vehicle
vehicle Switch
Switch
engine off
engine off The engin
eoil level is to olow. There is ariskofe ngined amage.
X Stop th evehicl eimmediately, payin gattention to roa dand traffic
conditions, and switch off th eengine.
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Y page 172).
X Chec kthe engin eoil level (Y page 323).
X If necessary, to puptheengin eoil (Y page 323). 8
Reserv
efuell evel
Reserv efuell evel The fuel level has dropped int
othe reserv erange.
Operation of th eauxiliar yheating is deactivated if th efuel level drops
int ot he reserv erange.
X Refue lattheneares tfilling station. C There is ver
ylittl efuel in th efuel tank.
The auxiliary heating canno tbeoperated.
X Refue lattheneares tfilling station without fail. ¸
Replac
eair cleaner
Replac eair cleaner Vehicles wit
hadiesel engine: th eenginea ir filter is dirty and mus tbe
replaced.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. !
Clean the fue
lfil‐
Clean the fue lfil‐
ter ter Vehicles wit
hadiesel engine: there is water in th efuel filter. The water
mus tbed rainedoff.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. Refill AdBlue See
Refill AdBlue See
Owner’
sManual
Owner’ sManual The AdBlue
®
level has fallen belo wthe reserv erange. Awarning tone
also sounds.
X Refill AdBlue ®
as soo naspossible(Ypage 169). Refill AdBlue No Refill AdBlue No
start in ... mi start in ... mi
The AdBlue
®
level is only sufficien tfor th eindicated distance. Awarn-
ing tone also sounds.
X Refill AdBlue ®
immediately (Y page 169).
i If you drive th
evehicl efaste rtha n15k m/hthe Refill Refill AdBlue
AdBlue
No start in ... mi No start in ... mi message goesout after approximately one
minute. Display
messages
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MSolutions Refill AdBlue Eng.
Refill AdBlue Eng.
start not possible start not possible
The AdBlue
®
tan kise mpty. Awarning tone also sounds. You can no
longer start th eengine.
X Ad datl east 3. 5lofA dBlue ®
(Y page 169).
X Turn th eignition on for approximately on eminute.
The system require sapproximately on eminute after refillin gto
detec tthe chang eintheAdBlue ®
level.
X Start th eengine. Check AdBlue See
Check AdBlue See
Owner’
sManual
Owner’ sManual The AdBlue
®
system is malfunctioning .Awarning tone also sounds.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. Eng
.s tart not pos‐
Eng .s tart not pos‐
sible in ... mi sible in ... mi The AdBlue
®
system is malfunctioning .Awarning tone also sounds.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop immediately. Eng
.s tart not pos‐
Eng .s tart not pos‐
sible
sible The AdBlue
®
system is malfunctioning .Awarning tone also sounds.
You can no longer start th eengine.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop immediately. Driving systems
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Possible causes/consequences and
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MSolutions À
ATTENTION ASSIST: ATTENTION ASSIST:
Tak
eab reak!
Tak eab reak! Based on certain criteria, ATTENTION ASSIST has detecte
dfatigue or
al ack of concentration on th epart of th edriver .Aw arning tone also
sounds.
X If necessary, tak eabreak.
During lon gjou rneys, tak eregular breaks in goo dtimesot hatyou get
enough rest. À
ATTENTION ASSIST ATTENTION ASSIST
inoperative inoperative ATTENTION ASSIST is inoperative.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. ¨
Vehicl
erising
Vehicl erising Your vehicl
eisadjusting to th elevel you hav eselected. ¨
Vehicl
erising
Vehicl erising
Please wait Please wait The vehicl
elevel is to olow when th evehicl eiss tationary. Awarning
tone also sounds.
X Do no tpull away.
The vehicl elevel is set when th edisplay message disappears. 270
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MSolutions ¨
Sto
pv ehicl eVehi‐
Sto pv ehicl eVehi‐
cle too low cle too low You hav
epulled away while th evehicl elevel is still to olow.
AIRMATIC set sthe vehicl etotheselected level after ashort period.
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 Wait until th edisplay message disappear sbefore pullin gaway. AIRMATIC is faulty.
Awarning tone also sounds.
X Do no tdrive at speeds abov e80km/h.
X Mak eonlys light steering movements. Otherwise ,the fron twings or
th et yres could be damaged if th esteering movement is to ogreat.
X Liste nfor scraping sounds.
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely, payin gattention to roa dand
traffic conditions, and set ahigher vehicl elevel.
Dependin gonthemalfunction ,itmay be possibl etoraisethe vehi-
cle.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. ¨
Malfunction Malfunction The AIRMATIC function is restricted. The vehicle's handlin
gcharac-
teristics may be affected.
X Do no tdrive at speeds abov e80km/h.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. Lane
Lane
Keeping
Keeping Assist
Assist
currently unavaila‐
currently unavaila‐
ble ble See
SeeOwner's
Owner's Man‐
Man‐
ual
ual orActive Lane
Active Lane
Keepin gAssist cur‐
Keepin gAssist cur‐
rently unavailable
rently unavailable
See Owner' sManual
See Owner' sManual Lan
eKeepin gAssistorA ctiveLaneK eepin gAssistisd eactivated and
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 hav ebeen no lan emarking sfor an extended period
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.
Lan eKeepin gAssistorA ctiveLaneK eepin gAssistiso perational
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. Lane Lane
Keeping
Keeping Assist
Assist
inoperative
inoperative or
Active
Active Lane
Lane Keeping
Keeping
Assist inoperative
Assist inoperative Lan
eKeepin gAssistorA ctiveLaneK eepin gAssistisf aulty.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. Display
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Display messages
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MSolutions Active Parking Assis
tisunavailable or faulty.
X Switc hoff th eignition and restar tthe engine.
If Active Parking Assis tcontinue stobeu navailable (the jsymbol
does no tappear in th emultifunction display):
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. Par
kA ssist
Par kA ssist
switched off
switched off The vehicl
eisparked. Awarning tone also sounds.
The display message disappear sautomatically. Traffic
Traffic
Sign
SignAssist
Assist
currently unavaila‐
currently unavaila‐
ble ble See
SeeOwner's
Owner's Man‐
Man‐
ual
ual Traffic Sig
nAssistist emporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses:
R thew indscree nisdirty in th ecamera' sfield of vision
R visibilit yisimpaire ddue to heav yrain ,sno worf og
X Clean th ewindscreen.
If th esystem detects that th ecamera is full yoperational, th edisplay
message disappears.
Traffic Sig nAssistiso perational again. Traffic Traffic
Sign
SignAssist
Assist
inoperative
inoperative Traffic Sig
nAssistisf aulty.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. ë
Off Off The HOLD function is deactivated. The vehicl
eisskidding.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
X Reactivat ethe HOLD function later (Y page 192). The HOLD function is deactivated. Whe
nthe brak epedal is firmly
depressed, an activation condition is no tfulfilled.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
X Chec kthe activation condition sfor th eHOLDf unction
(Y page 192). DISTRONIC PLU
Soff
DISTRONIC PLU Soff DISTRONI
CPLUSh as been deactivated (Y page 184).
If it was no tdeactivated by th edriver ,aw arning tone also sounds. DISTRONIC PLUS
DISTRONIC PLUS
available again available again DISTRONI
CPLUSiso perational again after having been temporarily
unavailable .You can no wreactivat eDISTR ONICPLUS(Ypage 184). Display
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MSolutions DISTRONIC PLU
Scur‐
DISTRONIC PLU Scur‐
rently unavailable
rently unavailable
See Owner' sManual
See Owner' sManual DISTRONI
CPLUSist emporarily inoperative.
Steering Assis tand Stop&Go Pilo tare temporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses:
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
R thes ystem is outside th eoperating temperature range
R theo n-bo ardv oltag eistoolow.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
Once th ecauses listed abov enolonger apply, th edisplay message
goe sout.
DISTRONI CPLUSiso perational 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. DISTRONIC DISTRONIC
PLUS
PLUSinop‐
inop‐
erative
erative DISTRONI
CPLUSisf aulty.
The followin gmay hav ealso failed:
R BA SP LUSw ithC ross-Traffic Assist
R PRE-SAFE ®
Brake
R Steering Assis tand Stop&Go Pilot
Aw arning tone also sounds.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. DISTRONIC PLU
Ssus‐
DISTRONIC PLU Ssus‐
pended
pended You hav
edepressed th eaccelerato rpedal .DISTR ONICPLUSisno
longer controllin gthe speed of th evehicle.
X Remove your foo tfromt heaccelerato rpedal. DISTRONIC PLUS
DISTRONIC PLUS
---m
ph
---m ph An activation condition for DISTRONI
CPLUSisn otfulfilled.
X Chec kthe activation condition sfor DISTRONI CPLUS(Ypage 184). DISTRONIC PLU
Sand
DISTRONIC PLU Sand
SPEEDTRONIC inoper‐ SPEEDTRONIC inoper‐
ative ative DISTRONI
CPLUSa nd SPEEDTRONI Care faulty. Awarning tone also
sounds.
Steering Assis tand Stop&Go Pilo tare therefor ealso unavailable.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. 274
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Tyres
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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
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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
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Possible causes/consequences and
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MSolutions Wheel sensor(s)
Wheel sensor(s)
missing missing There is no signal from th
etyrep ressur esensor of on eorseveral
wheels. The pressur eoftheaffecte dtyreisn otdisplayed in th emul-
tifunction display.
X Hav ethe fault ytyrep ressur esensor replace dataqualified spe-
cialist workshop. Tyre Tyre
press.
press. monitor
monitor
inoperative No
inoperative No
wheel sensors wheel sensors The wheels fitte
ddonothav esuitable tyr epressur esensors. The tyre
pressur emonitor is deactivated.
X Fit wheels wit hsuitable tyr epressur esensors.
The tyr epressur emonitor is activated automatically after drivin gfor
af ew minutes. Tyre
Tyre
press.
press. monitor
monitor
inoperative
inoperative The tyr
epressur emonitor is faulty.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. Vehicle
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MSolutions To start engine,
To start engine,
shift to either P shift to either P
or N or N You hav
eattempte dtostart th eenginew itht he transmission in posi-
tion Ror D.
X Shift th etransmission to position Por N. Apply
Apply
brake
braketo
todese‐
dese‐
lec tP ark( P) posi‐
lec tP ark( P) posi‐
tion
tion You hav
eattempte dtomovet he transmission selector lever to posi-
tion D,Ror Nwithout depressing th ebrak epedal.
X Depress th ebrak epedal. To shift out of P
To shift out of P
or or
N,
N,depress
depress brake
brake
and start engine
and start engine Wit
hthe engin eswitched off ,you hav eattempte dtoshift th etrans-
mission out of position Por Nint oa nother transmission position.
X Depress th ebrak epedal.
X Start th eengine. Ris
kofv ehicle
Ris kofv ehicle
rollin gTransmis‐
rollin gTransmis‐
sio nn ot in P
sio nn ot in P The driver's door is open or no
tfully closed and th etransmission is in
position R,Nor D.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
G WARNING
The vehicl emay rol laway.
There is ariskofana ccident.
X Shift th etransmission to position P.
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Y page 172).
X Clos ethe driver's door fully. Onl
ys elect Park
Onl ys elect Park
(P)
(P) when
when vehicle
vehicle is
is
stationary
stationary The vehicl
eismoving.
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, paying
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Shift th etransmission to position P. Display
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MSolutions Clutch overheated
Clutch overheated
Avoid pullin
gaway
Avoid pullin gaway
Engage/disengage Engage/disengage
clutch quickl yif
clutch quickl yif
req. req. The clutch is under considerable load and th
epermitte doperating
temperature has been exceeded .Awarning tone also sounds.
Avoid frequen tpullin gaway and drivin gatwalking pac eoverlonger
distances.
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 Leav ethe engin erunning.
The clutch is cooled mor equickl ywitht he engin erunning.
or
X If possible, continu edrivin gatas teady speed.
X Remove your foo tfro mt heclutch pedal and do no tallow th eclutch
to slip.
The clutch may also cool down during th ejou rney.
It may tak eseveral minute sfor it to cool down .Whent he clutch has
cooled down ,the display message disappears. The clutch is fully
operational again. N The boot lid is open.
X Clos ethe boot lid. M The bonne
tisopen.Aw arning tone also sounds.
G WARNING
The open bonne tmay then bloc kyour vie wwhen th evehicl eisin
motion.
There is ariskofana ccident.
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 Clos ethe bonnet. Active bonnet mal‐ Active bonnet mal‐
function See Own‐ function See Own‐
er'
sM anual
er' sM anual The active bonne
t(pedestrian protection )isnotactive due to amal-
function or because it has already been triggered.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. C At least on
edoor is open .Awarning tone also sounds.
X Clos eall doors. _
Front lef
tseat
Front lef tseat
backrest backrest not
notlocked
locked
or Front right seat
Front right seat
backrest not locked
backrest not locked The driver's or front-passenger seat backrest is no
tengaged. Awarn-
ing tone also sounds.
X Push th ebackrest bac kuntil it engages. Display
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MSolutions j
Check Check
trailer
trailer hitch
hitch
lock
lock The trailer to
whitch is no tcorrectly engaged.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
G WARNING
If th eball couplin gisnotengaged, th etrailer may come loose. There
is ar iskofana ccident.
X Stop th evehicl eimmediately, payin gattention to roa dand traffic
conditions, and switch off th eengine.
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Y page 172).
X Engage th etrailer coupling's ball couplin gintheendp osition
(Y page 228). &
Function available Function available
again after engine again after engine
start start Vehicles wit
hthe BlueEFFICIENCY package:
Wit hthe engin eswitched off ,you hav eattempte dtoswitch on remote
activation of heating and ventilation systems mor ethant hree times.
X Let th eenginer un for te nseconds.
Afte rrunnin gthe engine, th epre-entry climat econtro lisopera-
tional again. &
inoperative inoperative
Battery
Battery
low
low th
eo n-bo ardv oltag eistoolow.
The auxiliary heating (Y page 138) has switched itself off .The auxiliary
heating or remot eactivation of heating and ventilation systems can-
no tbes witched on.
X Drive for aconsid erable distance.
The battery charges. The auxiliary heating or remot eactivation of
heating and ventilation systems is operational again as soo nasthe
on-boar delectrical system voltag eissufficient. &
inoperative Refuel inoperative Refuel
vehicle vehicle There is to
olittl efuel in th efuel tank. The auxiliary heating canno tbe
switched on (Y page 138).
X Refue lattheneares tfilling station. &
inoperative inoperative
See
SeeOwn‐
Own‐
er' sM an.
er' sM an. The auxiliary heating is temporarily malfunctioning or faulty.
X Whe nthe vehicl eisonal evel surfac eand th eengineh as cooled
down ,makeuptof oura ttempts to switch on th eauxiliary heating,
waiting several minute sbetween eac hattemp t(Y page 138).
If th eauxiliary heating does no tswitch on:
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. 282
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