display MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS SALOON 2012 Owners Manual

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R The driving characteristics as well as thesteering and braking may be greatly impaired.
Yo u could then lose control of theve hicle. #
Obser vethere commended tyre pressures. #
Adjust the tyre pressure if necessar y. #
Stop theve hicle in accordance with the tra ffic conditions. #
Check the tyre pressure (/ page411) and the tyres.
h Rectify tyre pressure *T
he tyre pressure is too low in at least one of the tyres, or the dif fere nce in tyre pressure between the individual
wheels is too great. #
Check the tyre pressure and add air, if necessar y. #
When the tyre pressure is cor rect, restart the tyre pressure monitoring sy stem (/ page413).
h War ning tyre defect *T
he tyre pressure in one or more tyres has dropped suddenly. The wheel position will be displa yed. &
WARNING Risk of an accident from driving wi thaflat tyre
R The tyres can overheat and be damaged.
R The driving characteristics as well as thesteering and braking characteristics may be great lyimpaired.
Yo u could then lose control of theve hicle. #
Do not drive with a flat tyre. Display messages and
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Do not exceed the maximum permissible driving dis tance in emergency mode and the maximum permissi‐
ble speed with a flat MOExtended tyre. #
Obse rveth e no tes on flat tyres. No
tes in theeve nt of a flat tyre (/ page 390). #
Stop theve hicle in accordance with the tra ffic conditions. #
Check the tyres.
Tyre(s) overheated *A
t least one tyre is overheating. The af fected tyres are display ed inred. At temp eratures close tothe limit value,
th e tyres are displa yed in yello w. &
WARNING Risk of an accident from driving wi thove rheated tyres
Overheated tyres can bur st. #
Reduce speed so that the tyres cool down. Reduce speed
*A
t least one tyre is overheating. The af fected tyres are display ed inred. At temp eratures close tothe limit value,
th e tyres are displa yed in yello w. &
WARNING Risk of an accident from driving wi thove rheated tyres
Overheated tyres can bur st. #
Reduce speed so that the tyres cool down. 492
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Exhaust
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Ø Refill AdBlue See Owner’s
Manual *
The AdBlue ®
leve l has fallen into there ser verange. #
Top up AdBlue ®
immediately (/ page 176).
Ø
Top up AdBlue Emergency
op. in XXX miles See Own-
er's Manual *
The low AdBlue ®
leve l will lead tolimited per form ance af terth ere maining dis tance displ ayed has been co vered. #
Top up AdBlue ®
immediately (/ page 176).
Ø
XX,X l Top up AdBlue Emer.
op.: max. XXX km/h Start
not poss. in XXX km *
The low AdBlue ®
leve l will lead tolimited per form ance from the speed displa yed.
Af terth ere maining dis tance displ ayed has been co vered, it will no longer be possible tostart the engine. #
Add at least the amount of AdBlue ®
displ ayed (/ page176). Displ
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Ø XX,X l Top up AdBlue
Switch on ignition, wait 60
sec. or eng. start not poss. *
The AdBlue ®
tank is em pty. Yo u can no lon gerst art the engine. #
Add at least the amount of AdBlue ®
displ ayed (/ page176). #
Switch on the ignition and waitfor appro ximately 60 seconds. #
Start the engine.
¯
AdBlue system fault See
Owner's Manual *
The AdBlue ®
sy stem is malfunctioning. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop immediatel y.
¯
AdBlue system fault Emer-
gency op. in XXX km See
Owner's Manual *
The AdBlue ®
sy stem is malfunctioning. Performance will be reduced once there maining dis tance displ ayed has
been co vered. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop immediatel y.494
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¯ AdBlue system fault Emer.
op.: max. XXX mph Start
not poss. in XXX miles *
Po we rre striction due totheAd Blue ®
sy stem fault. Af terth e dis tance displ ayed has been co vered, it will no longer
be possible tostart the engine. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop immediatel y.
¯
AdBlue system fault Engine
start not possible *
The AdBlue ®
sy stem is malfunctioning. You can no lon gerst art the engine. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop immediatel y. Displ
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Engine oil
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5 Check engine oil level
when next refuelling *T
he engine oil le vel has dropped tothe minimum le vel.
* NO
TEEngine damage causedbydriving with insuf ficient engine oil #
Avoid long journe yswith insuf ficient engine oil. #
Check the engine oil le vel when next refuelling.
To p up the engine oil (/ page378).
No tes on engine oil (/ page 436).
5
Add 1 litre engine oil when
next refuelling *D
isplay message only for cer tain engines:
The engine oil le vel has dropped tothe minimum le vel.
* NO
TEEngine damage causedbydriving with insuf ficient engine oil #
Avoid long journe yswith insuf ficient engine oil. #
When next refuelling, add 1 litre of engine oil (/ page378).
No tes on engine oil (/ page 436).496
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5 Engine oil level Reduce oil
level *D
isplay message only for cer tain engines:
The engine oil le vel is too high.
* NO
TEEngine damage causedbydriving with excess engine oil #
Avoid long journe yswith excess engine oil. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop immediately and ha vethe engine oil le velre duced.
5 Engine oil level Stop vehi-
cle Switch engine off *D
isplay message only for cer tain engines:
The engine oil le vel is too lo w.
* NO
TEEngine damage causedbydriving with insuf ficient engine oil #
Avoid long journe yswith insuf ficient engine oil. #
Stop theve hicle immediately in accordance with the traf fic conditions. Do not continue driving. #
Switch off the engine. #
Add 1 l of engine oil (/ page378). #
Che ckthe engine oil le vel.
No tes on engine oil (/ page 436). Display messages and
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5 Engine oil pressure Stop
Switch off engine *D
isplay message only for cer tain engines:
The oil pressure is too lo w.
* NO
TEEngine damage causedbydriving with insuf ficient oil pressure #
Avoid driving with insuf ficient oil pressure. #
Stop theve hicle immediately in accordance with the traf fic conditions. Do not continue driving. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
5 Engine oil level cannot be
measured *T
he electrical connection tothe oil le vel sensor has been inter rupte d or the oil le vel sensor is faulty. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop. Wa
rning and indicator lamps Overview of indicator and
warning lamps Some sy
stems will per form a self-test when the
ignition is switched on. Some indicator and
wa rning lamps may briefly light up or flash. This
behaviour is non-critical. These indicator and wa
rning lamps indicate a malfunction only if they
light up or flash af terth e engine has been star‐
te d or during a journe y.498
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Instrument display (standard)
Wi
descreen cock pit instrument displ ay Depending on
the display setting, the positions
of the indicator lamps on the instrument display
may dif fer from theex ample shown.
Indicator and warning lamps:
6 Re
stra int sy stem (/ page 500)
ü Seat belt (/
page 500)
ï Trailer hit ch (/page 501)
Ù Powe rst eering (/ page 501)
ÿ Coolanttemp erature (/ page 502)
; Engine diagnostics (/
page 502)
% Preglow
# Elect
rical fault (/ page 502)
8 Re
ser vefuel with fuel filler flap loca‐
tion indicator (/ page 502)
! Elect
ric pa rking brake (red)
(/ page 505)
! Electric parking brake (yellow)
(/
page 505)
J Brakes (yellow) (/
page 505)
J Brakes (red) (/
page 505)
L Distance warning (/ page 507) ä
AIRMATIC (/ page 507)
ä DYNA MIC BODY CONTROL
(/ page 507)
! ABS (/
page 508)
÷ ESP®
(/ page 508)
å ESP®
OFF (/ page 508)
h Ty
re pressure monitoring sy stem
(/ page 511)
T St
anding lights (/ page125)
L Low beam (/
page125)
K High beam (/
page127)
#! Tu
rn signal lights (/ page127)
R Re
ar fog light (/ page125) Displ
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6 Re stra int sy stem warning
lamp *T
he redre stra int sy stem warning lamp is lit while the engine is running.
The restra int sy stem is malfunctioning (/ page 38). &
WARNING Risk of injury duetomalfunctions in there stra int sy stem
Components in there stra int sy stem may be activated unintentionally or not deploy as intended in an accident. #
Have there stra int sy stem checked and repaired immediately at a qualified specialist workshop. #
Drive on carefully. #
Notethe messages on the multifunction displa y. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop immediatel y.
ü
Seat belt warning lamp *T
he red seat belt warning lamp flashes and an intermit tent wa rning tone sounds.
or
The red seat belt warning lamp lights up once the engine has star ted.
In addition, an intermittent warning tone may sound.
The red seat belt warning lamp flashes and an intermit tent wa rning tone sounds:
The driver or front passenger has not fastened his or her seat belt while theve hicle is in motion. #
Fasten your seat belt (/ page41).
There are objects on the front passenger seat. 500
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