check engine MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE 2015 Owner's Manual

the powe
routpu toft he engine ,and conse-
quentl ythe vehicle' sgradient-climbing capa-
bility, decrease with increasing altitude. Folding the bal
lcou plin ginoro ut
Folding ou tthe bal lcou pling G
WARNING
If the ball coupling is not correctl yengaged,
the trailer can detach .There is ariskofan
accident.
Alway sengag ethe ball coupling as described. G
WARNING
If yo urelease the ball coupling or it does not
engag ecorrectl ywhenf olding in, it will swing
out. Withi npivoting range of the ball coupling,
there is an increase driskofana ccident and
injury.
Onl yrelease the ball coupling if the pivoting
range is unobstructed .Alway smakes uret hat
the ball coupling engages when folding in.
Before yo ucan tow atrailer with your vehicle,
yo um ustfoldo utthe ball coupling.
X Make sure tha tthe vehicl eisstationary. X
Open the boot lid.
X Pull release knob :unti lthe ball coupling
unlocks.
The ball coupling folds ou tfro mu nder the rear
bumper.
The indicator lamp on the release knob
flashes. The trailer powe rsocket is integrated
in the ball coupling. X
Press the ball coupling in the directio nofthe
arrow unti litengages in avertica lposit ion.
Th eindicator lamp on the release knob goes
off.
Th em ultifunctio ndisplay shows the Check
Check
traile rhitch lock
traile rhitch lock displaymessage until
the ball coupling is engaged.
X Remov ethe protective coverin gfromt he ball
coupling and stor eitinasafep lace.
Folding in the bal lcou pling i
Fol
dthe ball coupling back in if yo uarenot
using the trailer tow hitch.
X Make sure tha tthe vehicl eisstationar yand
the trailer cable saredisconnected.
X Place the protective coverin gonthe ball cou-
pling.
X Pull release knob :agai nuntilthe ball cou-
pling unlocks.
Th eb allc oupling folds down fro munder the
rea rbum per. The indicator lamp on the
release knob flashes.
X Press the ball coupling unti litengages behind
the bumper.
Do not attempt to spee dupthisp roces sby
applying additional pressure with your foot.
Th es ystemc ould otherwis ebemechanically
damaged.
The indicator lamp on the release knob goes
ou ta nd the message in the multifunctio ndis-
play disappears. Couplin
gupatrailer
X Make sure tha tthe transmission is in position
P.
X Apply the electric parking brake. 228
Towin
gatrailerDriving an dparking

R
DISTRONI CPLUS(Ypage 184)
R Traffi cSignA ssist (Y page 216)
R Distance warning functio nand autono-
mou sbraking system of COLLISION PRE-
VENTION ASSIST PLU S(Ypage 69)
R PRE-SAFE ®
Brake (Y page 75)
R Blind Spo tAssist (Y page 218 )orActive
Blind Spo tAssist (Y page 221)
R ATTENTION ASSIST (Y page 215)
R Lane Keeping Assist (Y page 219)orActive
Lane Keeping Assist (Y page223)
X Press :to display the ATTENTION ASSIST
assessment. Servic
emenu
Introduction Depending on the equipment fitted in the vehi-
cle, you have the following options in the Ser‐
Ser‐
vice
vice menu:
R Calling up display messages in the message
memory (Y page253)
R Restarting the tyre pressure loss warning sys-
tem (Y page358) or checking the tyre pres-
sure electronically (Y page360)
R Calling up the service due date
(Y page3 25)
R Displaying the AdBlue ®
level and range
(Y page2 44) (BlueTEC vehicles only)
Displayin gthe AdBlue ®
level and range The
AdBlue
AdBlue menu is only available in BlueTEC
vehicles.
X Press òon the steering whee ltoopen the
menu list.
X Press :or9 on the steering whee lto
select the Service
Service menu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Press :or9 to select the AdBlue AdBlue
submenu.
X Press ato confirm yours election.
The range and AdBlue ®
level appear in abar
grap hint he multifunction display.
Observe the informatio nand notes on "Refuel-
ling" (Y page169). Setting
smenu
Introduction Depending on the equipment fitted in the vehi-
cle, you have the following options in the
Set‐ Set‐
tings
tings menu:
R Changing assistance settings (Y page244)
R Changing head-up display settings
(Y page2 46)
R Changing the light settings (Y page247)
R Changing the instrument cluster settings
(Y page2 48)
R Changing the vehicl esettings (Y page248)
R Restoring the factory settings (Y page249)
Assistanc esubmenu Deactivating/activating ESP
®
Observe the "Important safety notes" section in the description of ESP ®
(Y page7 2). G
WARNING
If you deactivate ESP ®
,E SP ®
no longer sta-
bilises the vehicle. There is an increase drisk
of skidding and an accident.
Only deactivate ESP ®
in the situations descri-
bed in the following.
It may be best to deactivate ESP ®
in the follow-
ing situations:
R when using snow chains
R in deep snow
R on sand or gravel
Deactivating/activating ESP ®
on Mercedes-
AMG vehicles (Y page73).
For further informatio nabout ESP ®
,s ee
(Y page7 1).
X Start the engine.
X Press òon the steering whee ltoopen the
menu list.
X Press :or9 on the steering whee lto
select the Settings
Settings menu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Press :or9 to select the Assistance Assistance
submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Select ESP
ESPwith : or9. 244
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions !
Parkin
gbrake inop‐
Parkin gbrake inop‐
erative erative The yellow
!warning lamp lights up. The red !indicator lamp
flashes for about te nseconds after th eelectric parking brak ehas been
applie dorreleased. It then goe sout or remain slit.
The electric parking brak eismalfunctioning ,e.g.b ecause of over-
voltag eorundervoltage.
X Rectify th ecaus eoft heovervoltage or undervoltage, e.g. by charg-
ing th ebattery or restarting th eengine.
X Apply or release th eelectric parking brake.
If th eelectric parking brak estill canno tbeappliedorr eleased:
X Switc hoff th eignition and tur nitbacko n.
X Apply or release th eelectric parking brake.
If th eelectric parking brak estill canno tbereleased:
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop.
If it is still no tpossibl etoapply th eelectric parking brake:
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. The yellow
!warning lamp lights up and th ered ! indicator
lamp flashes.
It is no tpossibl etoapply th eelectric parking brak emanually.
X Vehicles wit hmanua ltra nsmission: engage first gear.
X Vehicles wit hautomatic transmission: shift thetransmission to
position P.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. J
Check brake fluid Check brake fluid
level level There is insufficien
tbrak efluid in th ebrak efluid reservoir.
In addition ,the red J warning lamp lights up in th einstrument
cluste rand aw arning tone sounds.
G WARNING
Braking efficiency may be impaired.
There is ariskofana ccident.
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, paying
attention to roa dand traffic conditions. Do no tcontinue driving
under any circumstances.
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Y page 172).
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop.
X Do no ttop up th ebrak efluid .This does no tcorrect thef ault. #
Check Check
brake
brakepad
padwear
wear The brak
epads/linings hav ereached their wear limit.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. G
Inoperative Inoperative On
eorm orem ain features of th eMercedes-Ben zContac tsystem are
malfunctioning.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. Display
messages
259On-boardcomputer an ddisplays Z

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions b
Switch on headlamps Switch on headlamps You are drivin
gwithout dipped-beam headlamps.
X Turn th eligh tswitch to the Lorà position. Adaptive Highbeam
Adaptive Highbeam
Assist Plu
sinoper‐
Assist Plu sinoper‐
ative ative Adaptive Highbea
mAssistisf aulty.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. Adaptive Highbeam
Adaptive Highbeam
Assist Plu
scur‐
Assist Plu scur‐
rently unavailable rently unavailable
See Owner' sManual
See Owner' sManual Adaptive Highbea
mAssistP lus is deactivated and temporarily inop-
erative .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, the Adap‐
Adap‐
tiv eH ighbeam Assist Plu savailable again
tiv eH ighbeam Assist Plu savailable again display message
is shown.
Adaptive Highbea mAssistP lus is operational again. Engine
Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M MSolutions +
Top up coolan
tSee
Top up coolan tSee
Owner’ sManual
Owner’ sManual The coolan
tlevel is to olow.
! Avoid making lon
gjou rneys wit htoo littl ecoolan tint heengine
coolin gsystem. The engin ewill otherwise be damaged.
X Top up th ecoolant, observing th ewarning note sbefore doin gso
( Ypage 324).
If you have to top up th ecoolant frequently:
X Contac taqualified specialist workshop and hav ethe engin ecooling
system checked. ? The fan motor is faulty.
X If th ecoolan ttem perature is belo w120†, you can continu edriving
to th eneares tqualified specialist workshop.
X Avoid heav yloads on th eengineasy ou do so, e.g. drivin ginmoun-
tainous terrain and stop-start traffic. 266
Display
messagesOn-boardcomputer an ddisplays

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions #
Sto
pv ehicl eSee
Sto pv ehicl eSee
Owner' sManual
Owner' sManual The battery is no longer bein
gcharged and th ebattery charg elevel is
to ol ow.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
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 Observ ethe instruction sinthe# See SeeOwner's
Owner's Manual
Manualdisplay
message.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. #
Sto
pv ehicl eLeave
Sto pv ehicl eLeave
engine running engine running The battery charg
elevel is to olow.
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, paying
attention to roa dand traffic conditions. Do no tcontinue driving
under any circumstances.
X Start th eengine.
X Wait until th edisplay message disappear sbefore pullin gaway. #
Start engine See Start engine See
Owner'
sManual
Owner' sManual The engin
eisoff and th ebattery charg elevel is to olow.
X Switc hoff electrical consumer sthaty ou do no tneed, suc hasthe
rear window heating and interior lighting.
X Leav ethe engin erunnin gfor afew minutes, or drive for alonger
distance.
The battery charges. 4
Check Check
eng.
eng.oil
oillev.
lev.
when
when next
nextrefuelling
refuelling The engin
eoil level has dropped to th eminimum level.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
! 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. 268
Display
messagesOn-boardcomputer an ddisplays

Display messages
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
269On-boardcomputer an ddisplays Z

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
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
Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
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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messagesOn-boardcomputer an ddisplays

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
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
Display
messagesOn-boardcomputer an ddisplays

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
289On-board computer and displays Z

Warning/
indicator
lamp
N N
Signal type
Possiblec auses/consequences and M
M Solutions !
N
The red indicator lamp for the electric parking brake flashes or is lit and/or the
yellow warning lamp for the electric parking brake is lit.
X Observe the additiona ldisplay messages in the multifunction display. 6
N
The red restraint system warning lamp is lit while the engine is running.
The restraint system is faulty.
G WARNING
The airbags or beltt ensioners may either be triggere dunintentionally or, in the
event of an accident, may not be triggered.
This poses an increased risk of injury.
X Observe the additiona ldisplay messages in the multifunction display.
X Drive on carefully.
X Contact aqualified specialist worksho pimmediatel yand have the restraint sys-
tem checked.
For further information about the restraint system, see (Y page39). Engine
Warning/
indicator
lamp
N N
Signal type
Possiblec auses/consequences and M
M Solutions ;
N
The yellow engine diagnostics warning lamp lights up while the engine is run-
ning.
There may be afault, for example:
R in the engine management
R in the fuel injection system
R in the exhaust system
R in the ignitio nsystem (for vehicles with petrol engines)
R in the fuel system
The emission limi tvalues may be exceede dand the engine may be running in
emergency mode.
X Consult aqualified specialist worksho pimmediately.
Vehicles with adiesel engine: the fuel tank has been run dry (Y page169).
X Start the engine three to four times after refuelling.
If the yellow engine diagnostics warning lamp goes out, emergency running
mode is cancelled. The vehicl eneed not be checked. 8
N
The yellow reserve fuel warning lamp is on while the engine is running.
The fuel leve lhas dropped into the reserve range.
Operation of the auxiliary heating is deactivated if the fuel leve ldrops into the
reserve range.
X Refuel at the neares tfilling station. 290
Warning and indicator lamps in the instrument clusterOn-board computer and displays