MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE 2021 AMG Service Manual

Oper
ating fluids Fu
el No
teson fuel grades forMe rcedes- AMGvehi‐
cle s
Obser vetheinf ormation onoper ating fluids in
th eve hicle Operator's Manual.
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bythewr ong fuel Ev
en small amounts ofthewr ong fuelcould
re sult indamag eto thefuel system, the
engine andtheemission control system. #
Onlyre fuel withlow- sulfur gasoline.
This fuelmaycont ainupto10%ethanol by
vo lume. Your vehicle issuit able foruse with
E1 0fuel .
Ne verre fuel withone ofthefo llo wing fuels:
R Dies el
R Gasoline withmor eth an 10%ethanol by
vo lume, e.g.E15, E8 5,E100 R
Gasoline withmor eth an 3% methano lby
vo lume, e.g.M15,M30 ,M85 ,M1 00
R Gasoline withadditiv escon tainin gme tal
If yo uha ve acc iden tally re fuel edwithth e
wr ong fuel: #
donotswit chtheignition on. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. If
th eav ailable fuelisno tsuf ficie ntly low in sul‐
fur ,th is can produce unpleasant odors.
Onl yre fuel using unle adedpr emiu mgrade gaso‐
line withat leas t91 AKI/95 RON.
As ate mp orarymeasur e,ifth ere comme nded
fue lis no tav ailable, youma yalso useunle aded
re gular gasoline: Notetheoct ane number onthe
inf ormatio nlabel inthefuel filler flap (see the
ve hicle Operator's Manual).
Ne verre fuel using gasoline withan eve nlowe r
RO N. *
NO
TEPrema ture enginewearthro ugh
unle aded regular gasoline Im
pair ment ofthelong evity and perform anc e
of theengine.
If unleaded premium grade gasoline is
una vailable andyouha ve torefuel using
unle adedre gular gasoline: #
Onlyfill th efuel tank tohalf fullwith
unleaded regular gasoline andrefill as
soon aspossible withunleaded pre‐
mium grade gasoline. #
Donotdr ive at themaximum design
speed. #
Avoid sudden accelerationandengine
speeds over3000 rpm. Fu
rther information onfuel isavailable atthefo l‐
lo wing locations:
R ataga sst atio n
R ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
R onthehtt ps:/ /www .mbusa.c om(USAonl y) Te
ch nica lda ta 39

Ta
nk cont entand reser vefuel
Capacity Model
Total cap acity
Al lmo dels 17.4 gal(66. 0liter s) Model
ofwhic hre ser ve
fuel
Mer cedes- AMGC43
4MA TIC 1.
8 ga l(7 .0 liter s)
All other models 2.6gal(1 0. 0liter s) Qua
lityand capa cityofengine oil MB
-Fre igabe orMB- Appr oval Model
Engineoilspec ifica‐
tion s
Mer cedes -AMG C43
4MA TIC 229.
5
229. 6*
All other models 229.5*
229. 51 *
Re comme ndedforlo we stpossible fuelcon‐
sum ption (lowe stSA Evis cos ityclassineach
case ;obs erve possible restrictions ofthe
appr ovedSA Evis cos ityclasse s).
To achie vethelowe stpossible fuelconsum ption,
it is recomme ndedtouse theengine oilspecif i‐
cation smar kedin theta ble forth elowe stSA E
viscosi tyclass .Po ssible restrictions ofthe
appr ovedSA Evis cos ityclasse smu stbe
obser ved.
Mer cedes- AMGC63 and Mercedes- AMG
C 63 S:onl yuse engin eoils ofviscos ityclass
SA E0W -40 orSA E5W -40.
The follo wing values referto an oilchang e,
inc ludin gth eoil filt er .
Re plac eme ntamoun t Mode
lR eplacement
am ount
Mer cede s-AMG C43
4MA TIC 6.
9US qt(6.5liter s)
All other models 9.5USqt(9.0 liter s) Cool
antcapacity Model
Capacity
Mer cedes- AMGC43
4MA TIC 11
.5 US qt
(1 0.9 lite rs)
All other models 11.7 US qt(11.1 liter s) Fi
lling capacityforre frig er ant and PAGoil Model
Refrig er ant
Mer cedes- AMGC43
4MA TIC 22.2
±0.4 oz
(630 ±10 g)
All other models 21.5 ±0.4 oz
(6 10 ±10 g) Model
PAGoil
All model s2 .8±0.4 oz
(80 ±10 g) 40
Tech nica lda ta

Ve
hicl edata Ve
hicl edimens ions The
heightsspeci fied mayva ry as are sult ofthe
fo llo wing fact or s:
R Tire s
R Load
R Conditio nof thesuspension
R Option aleq uipment Height
whenopened Model
1 1
Height
when
opened
Mer cedes- AMGC43 4MA TIC 71.6 in
(1 81 9mm)
All other models 71.5 in
(1 81 5mm) Ve
hicl edimens ions Mer
cedes- AMG C43
4MA TIC
Ve hicle length1 84.8in
(469 3mm)
Ve hicle widthincluding out‐
side mirrors 79.4
in
(20 16mm)
Ve hicle height 55.2in
(1 402 mm) Te
ch nica lda ta 41

Mer
cede s-AMG C43
4MA TIC
Whee lbase 111.8in
(28 40mm)
Tu rning radius 39.7ft
(1 2.10 m) All
other models
Ve hicle length1 87.0 in
(4 75 1mm)
Ve hicle widthincluding out‐
side mirrors 79.4
in
(20 16mm)
Ve hicle height 55.2in
(1 40 1mm)
Wheelbase 111.8in
(28 40mm)
Tu rning radius 38.7ft
(1 1. 80 m) We
ight sand loads Please
observethefo llo wing notesfo rth especi‐
fi ed vehicle data:
R items ofoptional equipment increase the
curb weight andreduce thepa yload.
Ro ofload All
mod els
Maxim umroof load 165lb (75 kg ) Maximum
designspee ds The
follo wing values onlyappl yto vehicles with
th eAMG Driver's Packag e.
Ma xim um desi gnspee ds Mer
cedes -AMG C63 S
1s tge ar 33mph(5 3km/h)
2nd gear 55mph(8 8km/h)
3r dge ar 79mph(127 km/h)
4t hge ar 109mp h(175 km/h) Mer
cedes -AMG C63 S
5t hge ar 147mp h(236 km/h)
6t hge ar 180mp h(290 km/h)
7t hge ar 180mp h(290 km/h)
8t hge ar 180mp h(290 km/h)
9t hge ar 180mp h(290 km/h) 42
Tech nica lda ta

Disp
laymes sages Ve
hicl e Dis
playmessag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Elect ronic RearAxleDiffer -
ent ialLock Inoperat ive *T
heelectr onicrear axle lockin gdif fere ntia lis ino perativ e. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Electron icRear AxleDiffer-
ential LockCurrently
Unavaila ble *T
hemo torof theelectr onicrear axle lockin gdif fere ntia lis ove rheating. #
Letth eelectr onicrear axle lockin gdif fere ntia lcool down bydriving defensiv ely.
Õ
Tract ionCont rolInoper a-
tive See Operator 'sManual *T
hetraction controlis malfun ctionin g. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Dr
iving systems Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
RACE START NotPossible
See Operator' sManual *P
ossible causes:
R The activ ation condit ionshave notbe en fulfilled (/page22). Disp
lay mess ages and warning/ indic ator lam ps 43

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
RACE START Canceled *P
ossible causes:
R Youre leased theacceler ator pedal during RACE STAR T.
R Youdepr essedthebr ak epedal during RACE STAR T.
Yo ucan try RA CE STAR Tag ain at thene xt star t.
ä
Malfun ction Drive atMax .
50 mph *T
heAMG adaptivespor tsuspension system ismalfunct ioning.Thevehicle's handling charact eristic sma ybe affec‐
te d. #
Donotdr ive at speeds great erthan 50 mph(80 km/h). #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 44
Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning and indicat orlam ps Ve
hicl e Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Õ Wa rning lam pfo rtr action
contr ol The
warning lam pfo rtr action controlflashes whileyouar edr ivin g.
*T hetraction controlint erve nes.
Fu nctio nof tracti oncontr ol(/ page 20). Dr
ivi ng systems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
ä Suspension warning lam p The
yello wAMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsystem warning lam pis lit.
*T her eis amalfunction intheAMG adaptivespor tsuspension system. #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 45

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®
(/ page18 ). 46
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
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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
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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
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