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Practical advice
Tr oubleshooting - Th
e yell owABS warning
la mp islit wh ile the en-
gi ne isrunn ing. G
Risk of accident
ABS is de activ ated due to ama lfunction.
BAS, ESP ®
, EBV and PRE-S AFE ®
are also
deac tiva ted as a conseq uence.
If the ABS control unitma lfun ctions, ther e
is also apossibili tyof mal func tions inothe r
syste ms,su ch asParktro nic* ,Dis troni c*,
Di stronic Pl us*, the navigation system*,
Pa rk Assist* andth eau tom atic tran sm is-
si on.
Th ebra kesyst emcontinue sto func tion
norm ally, but without electron ic support.
Th ewh eels co uld th erefo relock if yo u
brake hard, for ex ample. 6
Drive on carefully.
6 Observet he addit iona lmessages inthe
mult i-fu nc tion disp lay (
=page 405).
6 Visi ta qualifie dspecialist worksho pas
so on as pos sibl e. Pro
blem Possi
blecaus e/conseq uence Sugges
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chnic aldata
Tyres andwh eels
! For safet yreasons, Mercedes -Benz recom-
me nds that you only use tyres whic hhave been
speciall yapproved by Mercedes-Benz foryo ur
ve hicle. Th esety res are spe cially adapt edto
driving charac teristics, comfo rt,wear and the
co ntrol systems, such asABSor
ESP ®
and are
mark edasfollow s:
! MO =Me rcede s-Be nz Original
! MOE= Mercedes-Benz Orig inal Ex tended
(wit hrun-flat charact eristic s)
If you use ot herty res ,Merce de s-Be nz cannot ac-
ce pt any responsibili tyfor da mage whic hmay
oc cur.Info rmation abou tty res canbe obtained
from any Merced es-B enzSe rvice Centre.
! Ifyo ufit ty re sot he rth an thos et ested and
recom mended by Mercedes-Benz ,ch ara cter is-
ti cs such ashandling ,noise emiss ions, fuelcon-
su mp tion or wear, et c.ma ybeadver sely
af fe cted. Inadditio n,wh en driving wi tha load, di-
mensional variations and dif ferent tyre deforma-
ti on charact eristics co uld cau sethet yres to
ma kecontac tw ith th eb ody work and axle com-
po nent s.This may damag ethe tyre or the vehi-
cl e. i
Further information can be obtained from
any Merced es-Benz Service Ce ntre.
You will find a table oftyre pressures on the in-
side of your vehicle’s fuel filler flap. Youwi llfind
furt her informat ion abo uttyre pressures inthe
"Operat ion" sec tion ( =
page 382). Tyr
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