sensor MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS SEDAN 2019 Owner's Guide

Inf
ormation ontheve hicle's position isregular ly
sent toDai mle rAG .The data isimmed iatelyre n‐
de redanon ymous byDai mle rAG and forw arded
to thetra ffic dat apr ov ider .Usin gth is dat a,traf‐
fi c re por tsreleva nt totheve hicle's position are
sent totheve hicle. Thevehicle actsasasensor
fo rth eflow oftraf fic and helpstoimprove the
qu alit yof thetra ffic repor ts.
If yo udo notwish totrans mityo ur vehicle posi‐
tion, youcan have this ser vice deact ivat ed atan
aut hor ized Mercedes -Benz Cent er.
Displa yingsubscr iption informa tion
Re quirement s:
R The vehicle iseq uipped withLiv eTr af fic
Inf ormation.
Multime diasystem:
0018 Navigation 0019
Z Option s
The subscr iption expir ation dateis aut omatic ally
displa yed:
R one mont hbef oreth eex pir ation date.
R one week bef oreth eex pir ation date.
R ontheex pir ation date. 0007
Todispl aymanu ally:select LiveTraffic Sub-
scription Info.
Depending onthest atus ,on eof thefo llo wing
mess ages appear s:
R theper iod ofvalidity forth esubscr iption
is displa yed.
R thesubscr iption hasexpir ed.
0009 The subscr iption canbeextende d:
R atan author ized Mercedes-B enzCent er
R viaanMB Infocall totheMer cedes- Benz
Cus tomer Assis tance Center
Di spl aying thetraf fic ma p
Re quirement s:
R ForLiv eTr af fic Inf ormati on:theve hicle is
eq uipped withacommunication modulefea‐
tur ing anact ivat ed, integrat edSIM car d.
R When theve hicle isstar ted, thecomm unica‐
tion module automaticall yes tablishes an
Int erne tcon nection .Tr af fic inf ormati onis
mad eav ailable shortly af te rw ards. Mult
imed iasystem:
0018 Navigation 0019
Z Option s
0019 Map Menu 0007
Alternativ ely:ifth emap isdispla yedin full
scr een mode, press theTo uc hCon trol, the
contr oller or theto uc hpad.
The map menuappear s. 0007
Activateº 0073.
Th etraf fic map showsthefo llo wing informatio n,
fo rex am ple:
R traf fic inci dents ,fo rex am ple:
- roadw orks
- road bloc ks
- warning mess ages
The symbols fortr af fic inci dents aredis‐
pl ay ed incolor (onthero ute) or gray (offth e
ro ute).
R traf fic flow informatio n:
- traf fic jam (red line)
- slow-mo ving traf fic (or ang eline)
- hea vytraf fic (yel lo w line) 29
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Mu ltimed iasystem

R
Oilleve lto ohigh: oilleve lis abo ve2 . 0007
Ifth eoil leve lis toolow, add 1.1 US qt
(1 liter) ofengine oil. 0007
Ifth eoil leve lis toohigh, drain offexc ess
engine oil.Consult aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop.
Chec kingtheengine oilleve lusing theon-
boar dcom puter
Re quirement s
The engin emus tha ve an oilleve lsen sor.If no t,
th eengine oilleve lcan becheckedonl ywit hth e
oil dips tick(0013 page35 4).
The engine oilleve lis de term ined during drivin g.
De term inin gth eengine oilleve lcan take up to
30 minut eswit hanor mal driving style and even
long erwit han act ive dr ivin gst yle.
In order torecei veare sult asquickl yas possi‐
ble:
R Warm uptheengine
R Park theve hicle onaleve lsur face
R Lea vetheengine running atidling spe ed On-bo
ardcom puter:
0018 Service0019
Engine OilLeve l
Yo uwill see oneof thefo llo wing mess ages on
th emultifunc tiondispla y:
R Measuring Engine OilLevel.. .:measur ement
of theoil leve lis no tye tpo ssi ble. 0007
Repeat there qu estaf te ra maximu mof
30 minut esdriving.
R Engine OilLevel OKand thebar displa yfo r
indic atingth eoil leve lon themultifunc tion
displa yis green and isbe tween "min" and
"max": theoil leve lis cor rect.
R Engine OilLeve lAdd 1.0land thebar displa y
fo rindica tingtheoil leve lon themultifunc ‐
tion displa yis orang eand isbelo w"min": 0007
Add1.1 US qt(1l)engine oil.
R Red uce Engine OilLevel andthebar displa y
fo rindica tingtheoil leve lon themultifunc ‐
tion displa yis orang eand isabo ve"max ": 0007
Drain offexc ess engine oilthat has been
added. Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop.
R For Engine OilLevel Switch Ignition On: 0007
Switc hon theignition tocheckth eengine oil
le ve l.
R Engine OilLeve lSyst emInoperat ive:sensor
fa ulty ornotins erted. 0007
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
R Engine OilLevel System Currently Unavail.: 0007
Close thehood.
Ad ding engine oil 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine ,th e
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. 0007
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedinthe
fo llo wing. Maint
enanceand care355

No
teson cleaning andcareA voiding vehicl edamag e
Ext erior lighting
Cleanthelenses withawe tsp ong eand mildcle ani ng agent,
e.g .car shampoo. Onl
yuse cleaning agents orcleaning clothsth at aresuit able
fo rpla stic lens es.
Sensor s
Cleanthesensor sin thefront and rear bum perand inthe
ra diat orgrill wit hasof tclo thand carsham poo. When
usingapo we rwa sher ,maint ainaminimum distance of
11 .8 in(30 cm).
Re ar vie wcamer a
and 360°Camer a R
Open thecamer aco verwit hth emultimedia system
(0013 page209) .
R Use clean waterand asof tclo thtocle an thecamer alens. Do
notuse apo we rwa sher .
Ta ilpip es
Cleanwithaclean ingagent recomme ndedforMer cedes-
Benz, especiallyin thewint erand afte rwa shing theve hicle. Do
notuse acidic cleaning agents. No
teson car eof theint erior 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom plastic
par tsbreakin gof faf te rth euse ofsol‐
ve nt-ba sedcarepr od ucts
Ca reand cleanin gpr oduc tscon tainin gsol‐
ve nts can causesurfaces inthecoc kpit to
become porous. When
theairbags aredeplo yed, plas ticpar ts
ma ybr eak away. 0007
Donotus ean ycar eor cle ani ng prod ‐
ucts containing solvents tocle an the
coc kpit. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
bleac hedseat belts
Bleac hingordyeing seat belts canseverely
we aken them.
This can, forex am ple, caus eseat beltsto
te ar or failin an acc ident . 0007
Neverblea chordyeseat belts. Maint
enance andcare365

allo
wtheTPMS tocontinu eto function prop‐
er ly. The
system checks thetir epr essur eand thetir e
te mp eratur eof thetir es installed ontheve hicle
by means ofatir epr essu resensor .
Ne wtirepr essur esensor s,e.g. inwint ertires,
ar eaut omaticall yta ught -indur ing thefirs tjou r‐
ne yth ey areused.
The tirepr essur eand thetir ete mp eratur e
appear inthemultifunc tiondispla y
(0013 page396).
If th er eis asubs tantia lpr ess ureloss orifth e
tire temp eratur eis excess ive, youwill bewarned
in thefo llo wing ways:
R viadisp lay messa ges(0013 page466)
R viathe0077 warning lam pin theins trument
clus ter(0013 page490)
The tirepr essu remonit oring system isonl yan
aid. Itis thedr iver's responsibili tyto setth etir e
pr essur eto there comme ndedcoldtirepr ess ure
su itab leforth eoper ating situation .Se tth etir e
pr essur efo rcold tires using atir epr essu re ga
ug e. No tethat thecor rect tirepr ess urefo rth e
cur rent operati ng situa tionmu stfirs tbe taught -
in to thetir epr essur emonit oring system.
In mos tcases, thetir epr essur emonit oring sys‐
te m wil lau tomatical lyupd ateth ene wrefere nce
va lues afte ryo uha ve chang edthetir epr essur e.
Yo ucan ,ho we ver,also updat eth ere fere nce val‐
ues byrestar tin gth etir epr essur emonit oring
sy stem manuall y(0013 page39 7).
Sy stem limita tions
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifth etir epr essur eis setincor rectl y
R Ifth er eis asudden pressur eloss caused, for
ex am ple, byafo re ign obje ctpene trating the
tir e
R Ifth er eis amalfunct ioncaused byano ther
ra dio signal source
Mak esur eto obser vethefo llo wing further rela‐
te dsubjec t:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(0013 page392) Chec
kingthetir epr essur ewit hth etir epr es‐
sur emoni toring system
Re quirement s:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon.
On- boar dcom puter:
0018 Service 0019
Tires
One ofthefo llo wing displa ysappear s:
R Cur rent tirepr ess ureand tirete mp eratur eof
th eindividual wheels: R
Tire pressure willbedisplayed afterdriving a
few minutes 396
Wheels andtires

of
skidding orhydroplaning onwetro ads is
inc reased.
In addit ion,th etir egr ip isgreatl yre duced at
a low outside temp eratur eand tireru nning
te mp eratur e. 0007
Switc hon theES P®
and adap tyo ur
dr ivin gst yle accor dingly. 0007
Use M+S tireat outside temp eratur es
of less than 10 °C (50 °F). Obser
vethefo llo wing when selecting,ins talling
and replacing tires:
R Onlyuse tires and wheels ofthesame type
(summer tires, wint ertires, MOEx tende d
tir es) and thesame make.
R Onlyins tallwheels ofthesame sizeonone
axle (leftand right).
It is onl yper missible toins talla dif fere nt
wh eelsi ze intheeve ntofaflat tirein order
to drive to thespecialis two rkshop.
R Onlyins talltir es ofthecor rect size ontoth e
wheels. R
Vehicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Allinstalled wheels mustbe equip‐
ped withfunc tioningsensorsfo rth etir e
pr essur emonit oring system.
R Attemp eratur esbelo w45 °F(7°C), usewin‐
te rtir es orall-seaso ntir es mar kedM+S for
all wheels .
Wi nter tires bearing the004D snowflak esym‐
bol inaddition totheM+S marking prov ide
th ebes tpossible grip inwintr yro ad con di‐
tio ns.
R ForM+S tires, only usetires wit hth esame
tr ead.
R Obser vethemaximum permissible speedfor
th eM+S tires installed.
If th is isbelo wtheve hicle's maximum speed,
th is mus tbe indic ated byan appr opriate
label inthedr iver's field ofvision.
R Break inne wtires atmoder atespeeds for
th efirs t60 miles(1 00 km) .
R Replace thetir es afte rsix yearsat thelat est,
re ga rdless ofwe ar. R
Wh enreplac ingwith tires that donotfe a‐
tur eru n-flat charact eristics :ve hicles with
MOExt ended tires areno teq uipped witha
TIREFIT kitatthefa ct or y. Eq uip th eve hicle
wit haTIREFIT kitafte rre placing withtir es
th at do notfe atur eru n-f latch aract eristic s,
e.g .wint ertires.
Fo rmor einf ormation onwhee lsand tires, con‐
tac ta qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Be sureto also obse rveth efo llo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(0013 page392)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(0013 page39 9)
R Tire size designation, load-bearing cap acity,
spe edrating andload index
( 0013 page406)
R Tire pressur eta ble (0013 page393) Wheels
andtires 41
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
(Canada only)
Check BrakeFluidLevel 0007
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 0007
Donotadd brak efluid. 0007
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.Do not
continu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. 0007
Donotad dbr ak efluid. 0007
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Rada rSensors DirtySee
Operator's Manual *T
heradar sensor system ismalfunct ioning.Possible causes are:
R Dirton thesensor s
R Hea vyrain or sno w
R Extende dcou ntrydr ivi ng without other traf fic, e.g. inthedeser t
Dr iving systems anddriving safetysy stems maybe malfunct ioningortemp orarily una vailable.
Onc eth ecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,dr iving systems anddriving safetysy stems willbeavailable
ag ain.
If th edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear : 0007
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions. 0007
Clea nallsenso rs(0013 page36 4). 0007
Restar tth eengine. 44
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Dis play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Blind SpotAssist Current ly
Unavailable SeeOperator' s
Manual *B
lind SpotAss istis temp orarily una vailable.
The system limits have been reac hed (0013 page21 9). 0007
Drive on.
Once thecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,th esy stem will beavailable again.
or 0007
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear ,st op theve hicle while paying attention toroad and traffic condi tions
and restar tth eengine. 0007
Ifneces sary,cle an there ar bum per.If th ebum perisex treme lydir ty,th esensor sin thebum permaybe mal‐
func tioning. Act
ive Steering AssistInop-
erative *A
ctiveSt eer ing Assis tis malfunct ioning.ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cremains available. 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
00CC Vehicle RisingPlease Wait *T
hevehicle leve lis toolow. The vehicle israised totheselect edvehicle leve l. 0007
Waitunt ilth edispla ymessag edisappear sbef orepulling away.
*B lind SpotAss istis malfun ctionin g. Disp
lay mess ages and warning/ indic ator lam ps 44
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
R The tires ma ywe arexcess ively and /or unevenly ,wh ich ma ygr ea tly impai rtir etracti on.
R The drivi ng charact eristic s,as wellas steer ing and braking, maybe greatl yim pair ed.
Yo uco uld then lose control of theve hicle. 0007
Obser vethere comme ndedtirepr ess ure. 0007
Adjus tth etir epr essur eif neces sary. 0007
Stop theve hicle, paying attention toroad and traffic condi tions. 0007
Checkth etir epr essur e(0013 page392) andthetir es.
0077 Please Correct TirePres-
sure *T
hetirepr essur eis toolow in at leas tone ofthetir es, orthetir epr essur edif fere nce betwee nth ewheels istoo
gr ea t. 0007
Chec kth etir epr essur eand add air,if neces sary. 0007
When thetir epr essur eis cor rect, restar tth etir epr essur emonit oring system (0013 page39 7).
0077
Tire Press. MonitorCur-
rent lyUnavailable *T
her eis int erfere nce from apo we rful radio signal source.Asare sult, nosignals from thetir epr essur esensor are
re cei ved. The tirepr essur emonit oring system istemp orarily una vailable. 0007
Drive on.
The tirepr essur emon itor ing system restar ts aut omat icallyas soon asthecause hasbeen rectif ied. 468
Display mess ages and warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0077 Wheel Sensor(s) Missing *T
hetirepr essur esensor signalismissing from one ormor etir e(s). Thepressur eof theaf fect ed tireis no tdi s‐
pl ay ed. 0007
Have thedef ective tir epr essur esensor replaced ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
0077
Tire Pressure MonitorInop-
erative NoWheel Sensors *T
hewheels installed donotha ve suit able tirepr essur esensor s.The tirepr essur emonit oring system isdeactiv ated. 0007
Installwheels withsuit able tirepr essur esen sors.
0077 Tire Press .Mon itorInopera-
tiv e *T
hetirepr essur emonit oring system isdef ective. 000A
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.
Und erinf lated tires ma y,forex am ple, impair thedr iving, steer ing and braking charact eristic s. 0007
Have thetir epr essur emonit oring system checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Tires Overheated *A
tle as tone tireisov erheating. Theaffect ed tires aredispl ayed inred. At temp eratur esclose tothelimit value, the
tir es aredisp laye din yello w. Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 469

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0049 Switc hOff Lights *Y
ouarelea ving theve hicle andthelights arest ill switc hedon. 0007
Turn thelight switc hto the0058 position .
0049 Malfunct ionSee Opera-
tor’s Manual *T
heexterior lighting isdef ectiv e. 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
0049 Switch OnHeadla mps *Y
ouaredr iving without low- beam headlam ps. 0007
Turn thelight switc hto the0058 or0058 position .
0049
Autom aticHeadlamp Mode
Inoper ative *T
helight sensor isfaulty . 0007
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
*A daptiveHighbeam Assistis malfunc tioning. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 47
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