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Operation
Care
Clean the ball coupling and the ball cou-
pling recess if they are dirty or rusted. This
allows the ball coupling to be fitted and re-
moved safely and easily.
6 Remove the dirt with a clean, lint-free
cloth or a brush.
6 Remove traces of rust with a wire
brush.
! Do not useahi gh-pres sure cleaner to wash
th eball coupling. Do not use solve nts. The following areas must be lightly oiled or
greased after cleaning:
1 Lock ing balls
2 Guide pin
3 Guide faces
4 Release lever
5 Coupling ball
Also lightly oil or grease the ball coupling
mounting on the vehicle.
6 Treat the lock with an acid-free and
resin-free oil.
6 Check that the trailer tow hitch is work-
ing properly on the vehicle.
i You can have this cleaning work carrie dout
at any Merced es-Benz Service Cen tre. Tra
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Display
messages
The operating system shows warnings or
malfunct ions in the multi-function display.
Certain messages are accompanied by an
audible warning signal or a continuous
tone.
High-priority messages are highlighted in
red in the display. These messages are
printed inred in the following tables.
Please respond inaccordance with the
messages and follow the additional notes
in this Owner's Manual.
! You can acknowledge low-priority mes-
sages by pressing the è,· ,
j ork buttons on the multi-
fun ction steering wheel or the reset
button on the left in the instrument
cluster. They will then be stored in the
malfunction memor y.
! Highest-priority messages cannot be
acknow ledged and are automatically
stored in the malfunction memory. If you select
the malfunction memory
menu in the operating system, the ac-
knowledged and unacknowledged mes-
sages will appear ( =page 116).
! Malfunctions and faults are only indicated
and dis play ed bycertain systems. The messages
se rve merelyto make sure that the vehicle oper-
ates safel y. i
Turning the key to position 2in the ignition
lock or pressing the KEYLESS GO* button twice
activates all the warni ngand indicator lamps
(except for the turn signal indicator lamps) and
the multi-function display. Please check that
the yare working properly before commencing a
journey.
The following tables show all the display
messages. The messages are divided into
sections to make it easier to find the rele-
va nt message:
! Text-style messages from
(=
page 281) onwards are displayed
alphabetically
! Symbol messages from ( =pa ge 293)
onwards Display messages
G
Riskofaccident No
messages are displayed if the instrument
clu ster or multi-function display fails. Other
systems which significantly affect the vehi-
cle's han dling characteristics may have
failed.
Contact a qualified spec ialist workshop im-
me diate lywhich hast he nece ssary special-
ist knowledge and tools to carry out the
work requi red. Mercedes-Benz recommends
that you use a Mercedes-Benz Service Cen-
tre for this purpose. In parti cular, work rele-
va nt to safety or onsafety-relate dsystems
must be carried out at a quali fied specialist
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Display messag esDisplay messages Possible cause
/consequ ence Possible sol
ution .Display faulty
Visit workshop! The lighting display has failed. 6
Visit a quali fied specialist workshop as
soon as possible, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
Turn signal , rear left
Back-up lamp on! The
rear left tu rnsign alisfau lty. An-
other lamp has taken over this func-
tion. 6
Change the bulb as soon as possible.
Turn signal , rear right
Back-up lamp on! The rear right turn signal is
faulty.
Another lamp has taken over this
function. 6
Change the bulb as soon as possible.
Turn signal in left
mirror The left turn signal in the exterior
mirror is faulty. This message only
appears if all light emitting diodes
have blown. 6
Visit a quali fied specialist workshop as
soon as possible, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
Turn signal in right
mirror The rig
htturn signal in the exterior
mirror is faulty. This message only
appears if al llight emitting diodes
have blown. 6
Visit a quali fied specialist workshop as
soon as possible, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre. 209en_d2.boo Seite
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Display
messages Display messages Pos
sible cause /consequence Possible solution
.Turn
signal, front left
Back-up la mpon! The front left
turnsignal is faulty.
Another lamp has taken over this
function. 6
Change the bul bas soon as possible.
Turn si gnal,front right
Back-up la mpon! The front right turn signal is
faulty.
Another lamp has taken over this
function. 6
Change the bul bas soon as possible.
Brake lamps
Visit work shop! The brake lamps do not light up
im-
mediately or they are on continu-
ously. 6
Visit a qualified specialist workshop as
soon as possible, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
Trailer br ake light
Visit work shop! The brake lamps on the trailer do
not light up immediately or they are
on cont
inuously. 6
Visit a qualified specialist workshop as
soon as possible, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
Brake lamp ,left The left brake lamp is faulty. 6
Change the bul bas soon as possible.
Brake lamp ,right The right brake lamp is faulty. 6
Change the bul bas soon as possible.
3rd brake light The thi
rdbrake lamp is faulty. 6
Visit a qualified specialist workshop as
soon as possible, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
Main beam,left The left main-be
amheadlamp is
fault y. 6
Change the bul bas soon as possible.
Main beam,right The right main-beam headlamp is
fault
y. 6
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Display messag esDisplay messages Possible cause
/consequ ence Possible sol
ution .Licence plate
lamp, left The left licence plate lamp is faulty. 6
Change the bulb as soon as possible.
Licence plate lamp,
right The right
licence plate lamp is
faulty. 6
Change the bulb as soon as possible.
Switch offlights! The lights are switched on even
though the key is in position
0in the
ignition lock. 6
Switch off the lights.
Front foglamp, left The
front left fog lamp is faulty. 6
Change the bulb as soon as possible.
Front foglamp, right The front right foglamp is faulty. 6
Change the bulb as soon as possible.
Switch offrear foglamp
Back-up lamp on! A lamp
isfaulty. This bulb lights up
as back- upfor anoth er. 6
Switch off the rear fog lamp.
Parking lamp, front left
Back-up lamp on! The front left parking lamp is faulty.
Another lamp has taken over this
function. 6
Change the bulb as soon as possible.
Parking lamp, front
right
Back-up lamp on! The front right parking lamp
is
faulty. Another lamp has taken over
this function. 6
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Display
messages Display messages Pos
sible cause /consequence Possible solution
.Reversing
lamp,left The left reversing lamp is faulty. 6
Change the bul bas soon as possible.
Reversing lamp,right The
right reversing lamp is faulty. 6
Change the bul bas soon as possible.
Tail light, left
Back-up la mpon! The left tail
lamp is faulty. Another
lamp has taken over this function. 6
Change the bul bas soon as possible.
Tail light, right
Back-up la mpon! The right tail lamp is faulty. Another
lamp has taken over this function. 6
Change the bu lbas soon as possible.
Light sens or
Visit work shop! The light sensor is faulty. The lights
switch on auto
matically. 6
Change the lights back to manual opera-
tion in the operating system (=
page 122).
6 Switch on the lights by pressing the light
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Trouble
shoo ting Troublesh
ooting Indicator and warning lamps in
switches and buttons
Problem Possible cause Su
ggested solutions One or all of the indicator lamps on the
seat ventilation* switch are flashing. The
seat ventilation* has sw
itched itself off
prematurely. There is insuffi
cient voltage because too
many consumers, e.g .reading lamps and
interior lighting, are switched on. 6
Switch off consume rsthat are not re-
quired, e.g. reading lampsan dinterior
li ghti ng.
The seat ventilation* will automatically
switch back on as soon as there is suffi-
cient voltage again. One or both of the indicator lamps on the
seat heating* switch
are flashing. The
seat heating* has swit ched itself off pre-
maturely. There is insuff
icient voltage because too
many consumers, e.g. reading lamps and
interior lighting, are switched on. 6
Switch off consum ers that are not re-
quired, e.g. reading lampsan dinterior
li ghti ng.
The seat ventilation* will automatically
switch back on as soon as there is suffi-
cient voltage again. The indicator
lamp on the Frear win-
do wheating button is flashing. The rear
window heating has switched itself off
prematurely or cannot be sw itched on. There is insuff
icient voltage because too
many consumers, e.g. reading lamps and
interior lighting, are switched on. 6
Switch off consum ers that are not re-
quired, e.g. reading lampsan dinterior
li ghti ng.
The rear window heating will automati-
cally switch back on as soon as there is
sufficient voltage again. 209en_d2.boo Seite
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Tr ou bleshooting Problem Possible cause Suggested solutions
The indicator lamp in the
±button in
the Thermatic /Thermotronic* control
panel lights up or flashes when you press
the button. The air-condi tioning system
cannot be switched on. The cooling system is losing refri
gerant. 6
Have the climate control system
checked at a qualified specialist work-
shop, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz Service
Centre. The PASSEN
GER AIRBAG OFF warning
lamp is lit on the centre console. A ch
ild seat is fitted to the front-passen-
ger seat. The front-passenger airbag has
been dea ctivat ed. There is no child seat fitted to the front-
pas
senger seat. The child seat recognition
system has malfunctioned. 6
Have the child seat recognition checked
at a qualified specialist worksho pwhi ch
has the necessary specialist kno wledge
and tools to carry out the work required.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you
use a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre for
this purpose.
In particular, work relevant to safety or
on safety-related systems must be car-
ried out at a qualified specialist work-
shop.
G Otherwise, there is a risk of injur y. selbs
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