ESP MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE 2021 AMG Owner's Guide

Dr
ivin gsaf etysy stems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00BB
¤ The
yello wES P®
OFF warning lam psarelit while theengine isrunning .
* ESP ®
is de acti vated.
Ot her driving systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso beinoper ative. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding whe ndr ivi ng with ESP ®
de acti vated
ESP ®
do es notact tostabiliz eth eve hicle. Theavailabilit yof fur ther driving safetysy stems isalso limited. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Dea ctivateESP ®
only foras long asthesituation requ ires.
If ES P®
can notbe act ivat ed, ESP®
is malfun ctionin g. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Obser vetheno teson deactiv atingESP®
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Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00BB
Æ ESP
®
SPOR Tis activ ated while theengine isrunning .
* Whe nESP ®
SPOR Tis acti vated, ES P®
will stabiliz eth eve hicle onlyto alimit edextent. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
SPOR Tis us ed incor rectl y
Whe nyo uact ivat eES P®
SP OR T,ther eis an incr eased risk ofskidding andhaving anaccident. #
ActivateESP ®
SPO RTonlyin thecir cums tances descr ibed below. #
Obser vetheno teson activ ating ESP®
SPOR T(/page18 ). Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 47

A
Ac celer ation
see Kickdo wn
Airb ag
see Sideairbag
AMG Men u(on -boardcom puter) .................... 25
St eer ing wheel control element ...... .......2 4
St eer ing-wheel buttons .......................... 24
AMG adaptiv espo rtsuspension sys‐
te m ........... ..................................................23
Sel ecti ngthesuspension setting ........... 23
AMG adaptive spor tsusp ension sys‐
te m +
Sus pensi on ........... ................................. 23
AM Gce ramic high-pe rfor ma nce com‐
posit ebr ak esy stem .................................. 14
AMG Perfor ma nce adjust able exhaus t
sy stem ........................................................ 14
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 13
Oper ating ............ ................................... 14
AMG perform ance seat
Se tting ...................................................11 AMG
Perfor ma nce steer ing wheel ...........2 4
AMG TRAC KPA CE
Conf iguring ............................................ 34
Drag Race <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>32
Ge ner alinf ormati on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...31
Te leme try displa y............................ ...... 33
Tr ac kRa ce <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>31
Au thorized Mercedes- BenzCenter
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
Au thorized workshop
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Au tomatic engine star t(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> .........13
Au tomatic engine sto p(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> .........13
Au tomatic trans mis sion
Dr ive pr ogr ams............ ....................14,15
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h................. 14,15
Kic kdo wn ...............................................17
Manual gearshif ting...............................1 6
Oil temp eratur e(on- boar dcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 6
St eer ing wheel paddle shifters .............. 16 B
Boo stpres sur e(o n-bo ardco mp uter,
Pe rfor ma nce menu ).................................. 26
Br ak es
AMG ceramic high-perform anc e
com posit ebr ak esy stem ........................ 14
Ne w/r epla ced brak epad s/brake
discs ...................................................... 12
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle .......1 2 C
Cha nging awheel
Ra ising theve hicle ................................ 38
Re mo ving awhee l..... ............................. 37
Cha nging gears ....... ................................... 16
Manually ................................................ 16
Choc k.........................................................3 7
St or ag elocation .................................... 37
Choc k
see Choc k
Clim atecontr ol
Fillin gcapac ityforPA Goil .....................4 0
Re frig er ant filling capac ity.....................4 0 48
Index

Coc
kpit .........................................................4
Ov ervie w ......... ................................. .......4
Comf ortmod e
see AMGadap tivespor tsuspe nsion system
Com puter
see On-boar dcom puter
Coolant (engine)
Capacity ................................................ 40 D
Dashboar d
see Cockpit
Dealer ship
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Displa ymessag es
ä Malfunction Drive at Max. 50
mp h............ ...........................................4 4
Õ Tract ion Con trol Inoperativ e
See Operat or'sMan ual.......................... 43
Ele ctro nic Rear AxleDif fere ntia lLoc k
Cu rrent lyUn available ............................ 43 Ele
ctro nic Rear AxleDif fere ntia lLoc k
Inop erati ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 43
RA CE STAR TCa ncel ed<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> ........44
RA CE STAR TNo tPo ssible SeeOper‐
at or's Manual ........................................4 3
Dr ag Race
Se tting ............................................ .......3 2
Dr ive pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT
Dr iving safetysy stem
ES P®
(Ele ctro nic Stabilit yPr og ram) .......18
Dr ivin gsy stem
AMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsys‐
te m + ..... ................................................ 23
Dr ivin gtips
AMG ceramic high-pe rfor mance
com posit ebr ak esy stem .................. ...... 14
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle .......1 2
DY NA MIC SELECT ................................14,15
Dr ive pr ogr ams............. ...................14,15
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>14,15 E
E1 0 .............................................................. 39
ECO star t/s topfunc tion<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 13
Au tomatic engine star t.......................... 13
Au tomatic engine stop ........................... 13
Me thod ofoper ation .............................. 13
Emo tion Start
St artin gth eve hicle ................................ 12
Engine ECOstar t/ stop funct ion........................ 13
Engine oil
Capacit y................................................ 40
MB- Freig abe orMB- Appr oval .................4 0
Qua lity .......... .........................................40
Te mp eratur e(on- boar dcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 6
ESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityProg ram)
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............20
ESP ®
SPO RT<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 18
Fu nctio n/no tes .....................................1 8
St atus displa y(on -boardcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 6 Inde
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ESP
®
SPOR T
Fu nctio n/no tes .....................................1 8 F
Fu el
E1 0 ........................................................ 39
Fle xible fuelvehicles ............................. 39
Fu elreser ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 40
Ga sol ine <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 39
Qua lity (gas oline )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 39
Sul fur cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 39
Ta nk cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ................40 G
G-me ter(o n-b oard comp uter,Pe r‐
fo rm ance menu) ........................................ 26
Gasol ine..................... ................................ 39
Gear displa y(on -boar dco mp uter,Pe r‐
fo rm ance menu) ........................................ 26
Gear shiftre comm endation ...................... 17
Glide mode ............... .................................. 17 H
Head-up Display
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>29 I
In stru men tdis pla y
AMG disp lays <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 25 J
Jac k
St or ag elocation .............................. ...... 37 K
Kic kdow n................................................... 17
Using .....................................................1 7 L
Limit edWa rranty
Ve hicle ............................................. ........ 9
Loc king differe ntial
see Rear axle lockin gdif fere ntia l M
Maxi mum speeds <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ..............42
Men u(o n-b oard comp uter)
AMG displays <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 25
Ov ervie w <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 25
Pe rfor mance .................................... 25, 26 N
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicl e...... ...12 O
On-boar dcom puter................................... 25
AMG menu ............................................ 25
Oper ating ..............................................2 5
Ov ervie wof menus ................................ 25
Pe rfor mance menu.......................... 25, 26
Oper ating fluids
Fu el(gasoline) ....................................... 39
Oper ating safety
Inf ormation .............................................. 7
Oper ating system
see On-bo ardcom puter 50
Inde x

Oper
ator's Manua l
Ve hicle equipment ........................... ........ 7 P
Pe rfor ma nce (on-boa rdcom puter,
Pe rfor ma nce menu ).................................. 26
Po we rout put (on-b oard comp uter,
Pe rfor ma nce menu ).................................. 26 Q
Qua lified specia listwo rkshop .................... 8 R
RA CE START
Ac tivati ng ........... ................................. ..22
Ac tivati on cond itions ........... ..................22
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 21
RA CETIME R(o n-bo ardco mp uter,Pe r‐
fo rm ance menu) ........................................ 28
Re ar axle locking differe ntial ...................1 2
Re ser ve
Fu el .......................................................4 0
Ro ofload .................................................... 42 S
Seat belts
Re duced protect ion ...............................1 0
Selec tingage ar
see Changing gears
Ser vice center
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
SETUP (on-boar dcom puter,Pe rfor m‐
ance menu )................................................ 26
Shif tpa dd les
see Steer ing wheel paddle shifters
Shif ting gears
Gea rshif tre comme ndation <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 17
Side airbag .................................................1 0
Pr otect ion ....................................... .......1 0
Specialis two rkshop .................................... 8
Spor tPlus suspension setting
see AMG adaptivespor tsuspension system
Spor tsuspension setting
see AMG adaptivespor tsuspension system Spor
tsexhaus t
see AMG Perfor mance adjustable
ex haus tsy stem
St art/S topbutt on
Emo tion Start........................................ 12
St art/s topfunc tion
see ECOstar t/ stop funct ion
Ste ering wheel padd leshif ters ................ 16
Sulfur content............................................ 39
Suspension AMG adaptivespor tsuspension sys‐
te m + ..... ................................................ 23
Selecting thesuspension setting ........... 23 T
Ta nk cont ent
Fu el .......................................................4 0
Re ser ve(fuel) ........................................ 40
Te leme try disp lay
Calling up.............................................. 33
Te mp eratur e
En gine oil(on -boardcom puter,Pe r‐
fo rm anc emen u).................................... 26 In
de x 51