run flat MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE 2020 Owner's Manual

Flat
tire No
teson flat tires &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto aflat
tir e
A flat tirese verely affects thedr iving charac‐
te rist ics aswellas thesteer ing and braking
of theve hicle.
Ti re swith outrun-flat charact eristics : #
Donotdr ive on withaflat tire. #
Chan getheflat tireimm ediat elywit han
emer gency sparewheel orspar ewheel.
Alt ernat ivel y, consu ltaqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop.
Ti re swith run-flat charact eristics : #
Obse rveth einf ormation andwarning
no teson MOExt ended tires (run-f lat
tir es). In
theeve ntofaflat tire, thefo llo wing option s
ar eav ailable dependingon your vehicle's equip‐
ment :
R Vehicl eswith MOExt endedtir es: itis pos‐
sibl eto continu eth ejour neyfo ra shor t
per iod oftime. Makesur eyo uobse rveth e
no teson MOExt ended tires (run-f lattires)
(/ page368).
R Vehicl eswith aTIREF ITkit :yo ucan repair
th etir eso that itis poss ibletocontinu eth e
jou rney fora shor tper iod oftime. Todo this,
use theTIREFI Tkit (/ page369).
R Vehicl eswith Mercedes meconne ct:you
can makeacal lfo rbr eakdo wnassi stanc evia
th eov erhead control panel inthecase ofa
br eakdo wn(/ page31 5).
R Allvehicl es:chang eth ewheel
(/ page41 3).
% The emerg encysparewheel isonl yav ailable
in cer tain coun tries. No
teson MOExt ended tires (run-fl attire) &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whendr ivi ng
in eme rgency mode
When driving inemer gency mod e,thehan‐
dling charact eristic sar eim pair ed.e.g.when
cor ner ing,when accelerating stro ng lyand
when brakin g. #
Donotexc eed theper missible maxi‐
mum speed forMOExt ended tires. #
Avoid anyabr uptst eer ing and driving
maneuv ersas wellas drivin gove r
obs tacle s(cu rbs, pothol es, off-r oa d).
Thi sap plies, in pa rticular ,to aloaded
ve hicle. #
Stop driving intheemer gency mod eif
yo uno tic e:
R ban gingno ise
R vehicle vibration
R smok ewhic hsmells likeru bber
R con tinuous ESP®
int erve ntio n
R crac ks intireside walls 368
Breakdo wnassis tance

#
Afterdr iving inemerg encymode have
th erims checkedby aqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop withre ga rd totheir further
use. #
The defective tir emus tbe replaced in
eve rycase . Wi
th MOExt ended tires (run-f lattire), youcan
co ntinue todrive yo ur vehicle evenif th er eis a
tot alloss ofpressur ein on eor mor etir es. How‐
eve r,th etir eaf fect ed mus tno tsho wan ycle arly
vis ible da mag e.
Yo ucan recogni zeMOExt endedtir es by the
MOExt ended marking whichappear son theside
wa llof thetir e.
Ve hicl eswith tirepr ess urelos swa rning sys‐
te m: MOExt endedtires ma yonly beused incon‐
junc tionwi th an act ivat ed tirepr essur eloss
wa rning system.
Ve hicl eswith tirepr ess uremonit oring sys‐
te m: MOExt endedtires ma yonly beused incon‐
junc tionwi th an act ivat ed tirepr essur emon itor‐
ing system. If
apr essur eloss warning mess ageappear sin
th emultifunc tiondispla y,proceed asfollo ws :
R Chec kth etir efo rdama ge.
R Ifdr iving on,obser vethefo llo wing notes.
Dr iving distance possible inemer gency
mode afte rthe pres sur elo ss wa rning: Load
condit ion Driving distance pos‐
sible inemer gency
mode
Pa rtiall yladen 50miles (80km)
Fu lly laden 19mile s(30 km) The
driving distance possi ble in eme rgency
mod ema yva ry dependin gon thedr iving style.
Obser vethemaximum permissible speedof
50 mph(80 km/h).
If atir ehas gone flat and cannotbe replaced
wit han MOEx tende dtir e, youcan useast and‐
ar dtir eas ate mp orarymeasur e. TIREFIT
kitstorage location Mer
cedes- AMGvehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yno tre cog‐
nize dangers.
The TIREFIT kitisloca tedunder thetrunk floor . 1
Tire inflation compressor
2 Tire seala ntbottle Using
theTIR EFIT kit Re
quirement s:
R Tire seala ntbottle Br
eakdo wnassis tance 36
9

R
TIREFIT sticke r
R Tire inflation compressor
R Gloves(depending ontheve hicle equipment)
TIREFIT kitstor ag elocation: (/page369)
Yo ucan useTIRE FITtir esealan tto seal perfora ‐
tio nda ma geofup to0.16 in(4 mm), particular ly
th ose inthetir econ tact surface. Youcan use
TIRE FITin out side temp eratur esdown to-4 °F
(-20 °C). &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenus ing
tir esea lant.
In thefo llo wing situat ions,th etir esealant is
unable toprov ide sufficie ntbrea kdo wnassis‐
ta nce, asitis una ble to seal thetir epr oper ly:
R Ther ear ecuts orpunct ures inthetir e
lar gerth an those prev iousl ymen tioned.
R The wheel rim isdama ged.
R Youha ve driven atave ry low tirepr es‐
sur eor on aflat tire. #
Donotcon tinue drivin g. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryand poiso ning
fr om tiresealan t
The tiresealan tis har mfuland caus esirrita ‐
tio n.Do notal lo w itto come intocont act
wi th theskin ,ey es orclo thing, and donot
sw allo wit. Do notinhale tiresealant fumes.
Ke ep thetir esealant away from childr en.
If yo uco me intoco ntact withth etir esealant,
obser vethefo llo wing: #
Rinse offth etir esealant from your skin
imm ediat elyusin gwa ter. #
Iftir eseal antgets int oyo ur eyes, thor‐
oughl yrinse outth eey es using clean
wa ter. #
Iftir eseal anthas been swallowe d,
immediat elyrinse outth emout hth or‐
oughl yand drink plenty ofwa ter.Do not
ind uce vomiting andseek medica l
att ention immedi ately . #
Cha ngeout ofanyclo thes con tamina‐
te dwit htir esealant immediat ely. #
Ifall ergic react ionsocc ur,seek medical
att ent ion imm ediat ely. *
NO
TEOverhea ting dueto thetir einf la‐
tion compressor running toolong #
Donotru nth etir einf lation compressor
fo rlong erthan tenminu teswit hout
int erru ption. Com
plywit hth emanuf acturer'ssafetyno teson
th est icke ron thetir einf lation compressor .
Ha ve thetir esealant bottle replaced ataqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop everyfive years. #
Donotre mo veanyfo re ign obje ctswhic h
ha ve ent ered thetir e. 37
0
Brea kdo wnassista nce

Do
notswit choffth etir einflat ioncom pres‐
sor during this pha se. #
Letth etir einf lation compressor runfo ra
maximu mof tenminu tes.
The tireshould then have attaine datir e
pr essur eof at leas t20 0kP a(2. 0bar/
29 psi).
If tir esealan tleak sout ,mak esur eyo ucle an the
af fect ed area asquickl yas possible .It is prefer a‐
ble touse clearwa ter.
If yo uge ttir ese alant onyour clo thing, have it
clean edassoon aspossible withper chlor oethy‐
len e.
If, afte rte nminut es,atir epr essur eof
200 kPa(2.0 bar/29 psi)hasnotbeen ach‐
ie ve d: #
Swi tchof fth etir einf lation compressor . #
Unscr ew thefilling hose from theva lve of the
fa ulty tire.
Pleas eno te that tiresealan tma yleak outwhen
uns crew ing thefilling hose. #
Very slo wlydr ive fo rw ards orreve rseappr ox‐
imat ely33 ft(10 m). #
Pum pup thetir eag ain.
Af tera maximu mof tenminu testh etir e
pr essur emus tbe atleas t200 kPa(2.0 bar/
29 psi). &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto the
specif iedtirepr essur eno tbeing reac hed
If th especif iedtirepr essur eis no tre ac hed
af te rth especif iedtime, thetir eis toobadl y
damag ed.The tiresealant cannotrepair the
tir ein this ins tance.
Dama gedtir es and atir epr essur eth at istoo
lo w can significan tly im pair brakin gand han‐
dling charact eristic s. #
Donotcon tinue drivin g. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. If,
afte rte nminut es,atir epr essur eof
200 kPa(2.0 bar/29 psi)hasbeen achie ved: &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from drivi ng
wi th sealed tires
A tir ete mp orarily sealed withtir esealant
im pair sdr iving charact eristic sand isno t
suit able forhighe rspee ds. #
Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle accor dinglyand
dr ive car efull y. #
Donotexc eed themaximum speed
limit withatir eth at has been repair ed
using tiresealant. #
Obser vethemaximum permissible speedfor
a tir esealed withtir esealan t50 mph
(80 km/ h). #
Affix th eupper sectionoftheTIREFI Tst icke r
to theins trument clusterin alocati onwher e
it wil lbe easi lyseen bythedr iver . 37
2
Brea kdo wnassista nce

Af
tera ch ang ein tirepr essur e,awheel rotatio n
or atir ech ang e,or ifyo uha ve re-ins talled
wheels ortires, thetir epr essur eloss warning
sy stem has tobe restar ted(/ page396).
The tirepr essur eloss warning system does not
re place theneed toregular lych eckth etir epr es‐
sur e.
Sy stem limita tions
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
par ticular lyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Incorrectly settir epr ess ure
R Sud den press urelos scau sed,fo rex am ple,
by afo re ign obje ctpene trating thetir e
R Steady pressur eloss inseveraltir es
The system has are strict ed ordel ayed func tion
par ticular lyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Poor ground condit ions,e.g.snowor grave l
R Driving with sno wch ains
R When adoptingave ry spor tydriving style
wit hhigh corner ing speeds orsudden accel‐
er ation
R Drivin gwit hahigh load Be
sureto also obse rveth efo llo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page390)
R Displa ymessag esabout thetir es
(/ page468)
Re star ting thetir epr essur eloss warning
sy stem
Re quirement s:
R The recomme ndedtirepr ess ureis cor rectly
se tfo rth ere spectiv eoper ating status on
eac hof thefo ur wheel s(/ page39 0).
Re star tth etir epr essur eloss warning system in
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R The tirepr essur ehas chang ed.
R The wheels ortires have been chang edor
ne wlyins talled. On
-bo ardcom puter:
4 Service5
Tire s #
Swip edo wn wardson Touc hCon trol on the
lef t-hand sideofthesteer ing wheel.
The Tire Pressure ControlSystem
Act iveR estart :Press Touch Controlmessag e
is sho wninthemultifunc tiondispla y.
Re star tth etir epr essur eloss warning system in
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R The tirepr essur ehas chang ed.
R The wheels ortires have been chang edor
ne wlyins talled. #
Tobegin restar t,pr ess Touc hCon trol on the
lef t-hand sideofthesteer ing wheel.
The Tire Pressure NowOK?messag eis
sho wninthemultifunc tiondispla y. #
Select Yes. #
Toconf irm restar t,pr ess Touc hCon trol on
th elef t-hand sideofthesteer ing wheel.
The Run FlatIndic atorRestart edmessag eis
sho wninthemultifunc tiondispla y. 396
Wheels andtires

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto insuf ficie nttirepr ess ure
Ti re pressur esthat areto olow pose thefo llo wing hazar ds:
R The tires ma ybur st,especiall yas theload andvehicle speed increase.
R The tires ma ywe arexc essiv elyand/or unevenly, whic hma ygr eatl yim pair tiretract ion.
R The drivin gch aract eristic s,as wellas steer ing and braking, maybe greatl yim pair ed.
Yo uco uld then lose control of theve hicle. #
Obser vethere comme ndedtirepr ess ure. #
Adjus tth etir epr essur eif neces sary. #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition s. #
Chec kth etir epr essur e(/ page390) andthetir es. #
When thetir epr essur eis cor rect, restar tth etir epr essur eloss warning system (/ page395).
Check TirePressure Then
Restart RunFlatIndic ator *C
anada only:
The tirepr essur eloss warning system gener ated adi spl aymessa geand hasnotbeen restar tedsinc e. #
When thetir epr essur eis cor rect, restar tth etir epr essur eloss warning system (/ page395).
Run FlatIndic atorInoper a-
tive *C
anada only:
The tirepr essur eloss warning system ismalfunct ioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 469

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0077 Ti re pressur emonit oring
sy stem warning lam p
fl ashes The
yello wtirepr essur emon itor ing system warning lam p(pr essur eloss/ malfun ction) flashes forapp roxima tely one
minut eand then remains lit.
*The tirepr essu remonit oring system isdef ective. &
WARNIN GThe reisarisk ofan accident ifth etir epr essur emonit oring system ismalfunct ioning
If th etir epr essur emonit oring system ismalfunct ioning,itis no table toissue awa rning ifth er eis pressur eloss
in one ormor eof thetir es.
Un der inflated tires ma y,forex am ple, impair thedr iving, steer ing and braking charact eristic s. #
Have thetir epr essur emonit oring system checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Ve
hicl e Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Ù Wa rning lam pfo relectr ic
po we rst eer ing The
redelect ric po we rst eer ing warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
*Th epo we r-assis tedsteer ing orthesteer 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. Di
spla ymes sagesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 495

MOExt
ended tires ................................ 368
No tes ..................... ............................. 368
TIREFIT kit...........................................3 69
Flat towing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats................................................ 115
Fo ilco vering
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors.............. 164
Fr ag rance
see Perfume atomiz er
Fr ee sof tware .............................................3 1
Fr eq uencies
Tw o-w ayradio ................................ ...... 421
Fr eq uency band
Dialin g(on -boardcom puter) ................ 231
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er).....4 0
Fr ont passeng erseat
see Seat
Fu el ................ ...........................................4 26
Ad ditiv es.............. .......................... .....4 26
E1 0 ....... ............................................... 425
Fu elreser ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 426Ga
sol ine <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 425
Qua lity (gas oline )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 425
Re fuel ing ............................................. 153
Sul fur cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 425
Ta nk cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> .............426
Fu elconsum ption
On- boar dcom puter .............................2 28
Fu nction seat
see Door controlpanel
Fu ses ........................................................ 384
Bef orere placing afuse .................. ...... 384
Dashboar dfuse box............................ 386
Fu se assignment diagram.................... 384
Fu se boxin theengine compartmen t.. 385
Fu se boxin thefront -passen gerfo ot ‐
we ll................................................ ...... 386
Fu se boxin thetrunk ........................... 387
No tes ................................................... 384
Fu ses
see Fuses G
Gar agedoor opener
Clea ring thememor y........................... 159 Opening
orclosing thedoor ................1 59
Pr ogr ammi ngbutt ons .......................... 156
Ra dio equipment approval num bers.... 160
Re sol ving problems ............................. 158
Sync hronizi ngthero lling code .............1 58
Gas station search
St artin gaut omat icsear ch<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 277
Swi tching automatic searchon/of f..... 283
Using automatic search<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 283
Gaso line <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 425
Gea rshif tre comm endation .................... 150
Genuin epar ts............................................ 21
Glide mode ...............................................150
Glo vebox
Loc king /unloc king.............................. 103 H
Handbr ake
see Electr icpar king brak e
Handlin gch aract eristics (unus ual)....... 388
HAND S-FREEAC CESS ................................ 75
Hazar dwa rning light s.............................1 19 51
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