MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS SEDAN 2019 Owner's Manual

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rning and indicat orlam ps Ov
ervie wof wa rning and indicat orlam ps Som
esy stems willperform aself -tes twhen the
ignit ionisswitc hedon.Som ewa rning and indi‐
cat orlam psma ybr ief lylight uporflash. This
beha viorisno n-cr itical. Thes ewa rning and indi‐
cat orlam psindic ateamalfun ction onlyif th ey
light uporflash afte rth eengine hasbeen star‐
te dor dur ing ajour ney.
Ins trum ent Disp lay(s tand ard) Wi
des cree nCo ckpit Instru men tDi spl ay Dep
endingonthedispla yse tting, theposition s
of theindicat orlam pson theIns trument Display
ma ydif ferfr om theex am ple shown.
Wa rning and indicat orlam ps:
0058 Lo
wbeam (0013 page12 2)
0060 Pa
rking light s(0013 page12 2)
0057 Hi
gh beam (0013 page12 4)
003E003D Tu
rn signal indicat or
(0013 page12 4)
005E Re
ar foglight (0013 page12 2)
0075 Re
stra int system (0013 page480) 00E9
Seat
beltnotfa stened
(0013 page485)
0027 US
A:brak es (red) (0013 page480)
004D Canada:
brak es (red)
(0013 page480)
0024 Elect
ric pa rking brak e(yello w)
(0013 page480)
0049 US
A:elect ric pa rking brak eapplied
(r ed) (0013 page480 )
0024 Canada:
electric pa rking brak e
applied (red) (0013 page480 )
0025 AB
Smalfun ction (0013 page480 )
00E5 ESP®
(0013 page480)
00BB ESP®
OFF (0013 page480 )
L Distance warning (0013 page486 )
00CC Po
we r-assis tedsteer ing malfunct ion
(0013 page49 1)
00CC AIRMA
TICmalfunct ion
(0013 page486)
00CC DY
NA MIC BODY CONTR OLmalfu nc‐
tion (0013 page486) Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 47
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00B9
Chec
kEn gin e(0013 page48 7)
003D Ele
ctrical mal func‐
tion (0013 page 487)
00B6 Fu
elreser vewit hfuel filler flap loca‐
tio nind icat or(0013 page48 7)
(0013 page48 7) 00AC
Coolan
tto oho t/c old
(0013 page48 7)
0077 Ti
re pressur emonit or
(0013 page490) Saf
etysy stems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0027 Br ak ewa rning lam p(US A)
004D Brak eswarning lam p(Can‐
ada) The
redbr ak esy stem warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
Po ssible causes are:
R The brak efo rc eboos tingismalfunct ioningandthebr aking charact eristic sma ybe affect ed.
R The reisinsuf ficie ntbrak efluid inthebr ak efluid reser voir. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjuryifbr ak efo rc eboos tingismalfunct ioning
If br ak efo rc eboos tingismalfunct ioning,increased brak epedal forc ema ybe neces saryfo rbr aking. Thebraking
ch aract eristic sma ybe impair ed.The brakin gdis tance canincrease inemer gency braki ng situa tions. 0007
Stop inasaf elocation immediat ely.Do notcont inue driving. 0007
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 480
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto low brak efluid leve l
If th ebr ak efluid leve lis toolow, thebr aking effect and thebr aking charact eristic sma ybe impair ed. 0007
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.Do
no tcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. 0007
Consu ltaqu 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
Obs erve themessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. 0007
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
0025 ABS warning lam p The
yello wAB Swa rning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
ABS isma lfunctio ning.
If th er eis an additional warning tone, EBD isma lfunctio ning.
Ot her drivi ng systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso malfunct ion. 000A
WARNIN GThe reisrisk ofskidding ifEBD orABS ismalfunctioning
If EBD orABS ismalfunctioning, thewheels couldlockwhen braking Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 48
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Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
The steer ing capability andbraking charact eristic sar eth us severely im pair ed.The brakin gdis tance inan eme r‐
ge ncy braki ng situa tioncan increase. Inadditio n,other driving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. 0007
Drive on car efull y. 0007
Have thebr ak esy stem checkedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 0007
Drive on car efully . 0007
Obser vethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
0049 Re dindicat orlam p,elect ric
par kingbr ak eapplied (USA
onl y)
0024 Re dindicat orlam p,elect ric
par kingbr ak eapplied (Can‐
ada only) The
redelect ric pa rking brak eindic ator lam pflashes orislit.The yello windic ator lam pis also litifth eelectr icpar king
br ak emalfunct ions. 0007
Obser vethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. 482
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0024 Ye llo welect ric pa rking
br ak eindic ator lam pis mal‐
func tioning
00E5
ES P®
wa rning lam pflashes The
yello wES P®
wa rning lam pflashes whiletheve hicle isin mo tion.
At leas tone wheel andtireassemb lyhas reac hed itstracti onlimit (0013 page17 2). 0007
Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle to suit thero ad and weather condition s.
00E5 ES P®
wa rning lam plight s
up The
yello wES P®
wa rning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
ESP ®
is mal func tioning
Ot her drivi ng systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso malfunct ion. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is mal functi oning
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
canno tcar ryout vehicle stabiliz ation.Inaddit ion,ot her driving safetysy stems are
switc hedoff. 0007
Drive on car efull y. 0007
Have ESP ®
ch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 483

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions 0007
Drive on car efull y. 0007
Obser vethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
00BB ESP ®
OFF warning lam p The
yello wES P®
OFF warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
ESP ®
is de acti vated. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding whe ndr ivi ng with ESP ®
de acti vated
If ESP ®
is deactiv ated, ESP ®
canno tcar ryout vehicle stabiliz ation.The availabilit yof fur ther driving safetysy stems
is also limited. 0007
Drive on car efull y. 0007
Onlydeactiv ateESP ®
foras long asthesituation requ ires.
If ES P®
can notbe act ivat ed, ESP®
is malfun ctionin g. 0007
Have ESP ®
ch eckedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 0007
Obser vetheno teson deactiv atingESP®
(0013 page17 2).
0075 The
redre stra int system warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
The restra int system isfaulty (0013 page34 ). 48
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Dis playmes sagesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Re stra int system warning
lam p 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj urydue toamalf unctionin there stra int system
If th ere stra int system ismalfunct ioning,restra int system com ponen tsma ybe trigg ered unint entionally ormight not
be trigg ered atall intheeve ntofan acci dent. Thisma yaf fect theEmer gency Tensi oni ng Device orairba g,forex am‐
ple. 0007
Have there stra int system checkedand repair edimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 0007
Drive on car efully . 0007
Obser vethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. Seat
belts Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0076 Seat beltwarning lam p
light sup The
redseat beltwarning lam pwill light upforsix seconds oncetheengine hasstar ted.
In addition, awa rning tone maysou nd.
The seatbe ltwa rning lam pre minds thedr iver and front passeng ertofasten their seat belts. 0007
Fasten your seat belt(0013 page38 ).
If yo uha ve placed objectson thefront passeng erseat, theseat beltwarning lam pma yre main lit. Displa
ymessa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 485

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0076 Seat beltwarning lam p
fl ashes The
redseat beltwarning lam pflashes andanintermit tent wa rning tone sou nds.
The driver or front passe nger hasno tfa stened their seat beltwhile theve hicle isin mo tion. 0007
Fasten your seat belt(0013 page38 ).
Ther ear eobj ect son thefront passeng erseat. 0007
Remo vetheobjec tsfrom thefront passeng erseat. Dr
iving systems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00CC Suspension warning lam p The
yello wAIRMA TICwarning lam pis on.
The yello wDY NA MIC BODY CONTR OLwarning lam pis on.
Ther eis amalfun ction withAI RMA TIC.
Ther eis amalfun ction intheDY NA MIC BODY CONTR OL. 0007
Obser vethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y.
L
Wa rning lam pfo rdis tance
wa rning func tion The
reddis tan cewarning lam plight sup while theve hicle isin mo tion.
The distance totheve hicle infront istoosmall forth espeed selected.
If th er eis an additional warning tone, youar eappr oachingan obs tacle attoohigh aspeed. 0007
Beprepar edtobrak eimmediat ely. 0007
Incr ease thedis tance. 48
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Disp lay mes sage sand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Fu nctio nof ActiveBr ak eAssi st. Engine
Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00B9 En gine diagnosis warning
lam p The
yello wChec kEn gine warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
A ma lfunctio nha soccu rred intheengine, theex haus tsy stem orthefuel system.
The emission limitvalues maybe exceed edand theengine maybe inemer gency mod e.
In som est at es, legalrequ iremen tsstipulat eth at youmus timm ediat elyco nsult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop assoon
as theye llo wChec kEn gine warning lam plight sup. 0007
Have theve hicle checkedas soon aspossible ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
003D Electr icalmalfunction warn‐
ing lam p The
redelect rical mal functi onwarning lam pis lit.
Ther eis amalfun ction intheelectr ics. 0007
Obser vethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y.
00B6 The
yello wfuel reser vewarning lam plight sup while drivin g.
Ther ehas been pressur eloss inthefuel system. Thefuel filler cap isno tclos edcor rectly orthefuel system isleaking. 0007
Close thefuel filler cap. Disp
lay mess ages and warning/ indic ator lam ps 48
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Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Fu elreser vewarning lam pI fth efuel filler cap hasalready been closedcor rectl y: 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
00B6 Fu elreser vewarning lam p The
yello wfuel reser vewarning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
The fuelsu pp lyha sdr op pedint oth ere ser verang e. 0007
Refuel .
00AC
Coo lant warning lam p The
redcoolant warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
Po ssible causes are:
R The temp eratur esensor ismalfunct ioning
R The coolant leve lis toolow
R The airsuppl yto thera diat orisobs truct ed
R The radiat orfanis faulty
If th er eis an additional warning tone, thecoolant temp eratur ehas exceed edthemaximum permissible temp eratur e. 000A
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen opening thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine hasoverheat edordur ing afire intheengine compartmen t,yo uco uld come
int oco ntact withho tga ses orother escaping operating fluids. 0007
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowtheengine tocool down. 488
Display mess ages and warning/ indic ator lam ps