2007 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS SALOON ESP inoperative

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8 Display messages Possible cause/consequence Possible solution
Max. speed
120km/
h
Only for certain
countries You have exceeded the speed limit. X
Drive more slowly . ABS and ESP
inoperative
G
Risk of accident
ABS, ESP ®
, BAS, PRE–SAFE ®
*, hill start
assist and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation ar e
temporarily unavailable. It is possible tha t
the self diagnosis is not yet complete. Th e
v warning lamp also lights up in th e
instrument cluster.
The brake system continues to function
normally, but without the functions listed
above. X
Drive a short distance with gentle bends at a
speed above 20 km/h.
The display message disappears when ABS,
ESP ®
, BAS, PRE-SAFE ®
*, hill start assist and
ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are available again. ABS and ESP
inoperative
G
Risk of accident
ABS, ESP ®
, BAS, PRE–SAFE ®
*, hill start
assist and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation ar e
unavailable due to undervoltage. The
v warning lamp also lights up in th e
instrument cluster.
The brake system continues to function
normally, but without the functions listed
above. X
Drive on carefully.
X Visit a qualified specialist workshop. Practical advice
* optional
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9 Display messages Possible cause/consequence Possible solution
ABS and ESP
inoperative
G
Risk of accident
ABS, ESP ®
, BAS, PRE–SAFE ®
*, hill start
assist and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation ar e
unavailable due to a malfunction. The
v warning lamp also lights up in th e
instrument cluster.
The brake system continues to function
normally, but without the functions listed
above. X
Drive on carefully.
X Visit a qualified specialist workshop. EBV, ABS, ESP
inoperative
G
Risk of accident
EBV, ABS, ESP ®
, BAS, PRE–SAFE ®
*, hill
start assist and ESP ®
trailer stabilisatio n
are unavailable due to a malfunction. In
addition, the vwarning lamp in th e
instrument cluster lights up and a warnin g
tone sounds.
The brake system continues to functio n
normally, but without the functions listed
above . X
Drive on carefully.
X Visit a qualified specialist workshop immedi-
ately. Practical advice
* optional
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ESP inoperative ESP inoperative
See Owner's Manual
G
Risk of accident
ESP ®
, BAS, PRE–SAFE ®
*, hill start assist
and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are unavail -
able due to a malfunction. The vwarn-
ing lamp also lights up in the instrumen t
cluster.
The brake system continues to function
normally, but without the functions listed
above . X
Drive on carefully.
X Visit a qualified specialist workshop. ESP inoperative ESP currently
unavail. See Own-
er's Manual
G
Risk of accident
ESP ®
, BAS, PRE–SAFE ®
*, hill start assist
and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are tempo-
rarily unavailable. It is possible that the
self diagnosis is not yet complete. Th e
v warning lamp also lights up in th e
instrument cluster. The brake system con -
tinues to function normally, but without
the functions listed above . X
Drive a short distance with gentle bends at a
speed above 20 km/h.
The display message disappears when ESP ®
,
ABS, BAS, PRE–SAFE ®
*, hill start assist and
ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are available again. Practical advice
* optional
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ESP inoperative ESP currently
unavail. See Own
-
er's Manual ESP
®
, BAS, PRE–SAFE ®
*, hill start assist
and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are unavail -
able due to undervoltage. It is possible
that the battery is not being charged. The
v warning lamp also lights up in th e
instrument cluster. The brake system con -
tinues to function normally, but without
the functions listed above . X
Drive on carefully.
X Visit a qualified specialist workshop. ESP inoperative ESP currently
unavail. See Own-
er's Manual If this display message appears and the
v
warning lamp flashes at the same
time, this means that ETS has been deac-
tivated to prevent the brakes on the driv e
wheels from overheating . ETS switches on again as soon as the brakes have
cooled down. The display message disappears
and the
vwarning lamp goes out. Trailer hitch
Check loc
k
mech. The trailer tow hitch* is not correctly
engaged. A warning tone also sounds. X
Stop the vehicle. Pay attention to the traffic
conditions as you do so.
X Allow the ball coupling to engage in the end
position (Y page 220). Practical advice
* optional
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Left windowbag
malfunc-
tion:wksh
p
or
Right windowbag
malfunc-
tion:wkshp The left-hand or right-hand windowbag is
faulty. The
=warning lamp also light s
up in the instrument cluster. X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop. Cruise ctrl.
/
LIM inoperative Cr. control and
SPEEDTRONIC inop-
erative
Cruise control* and Speedtronic* are
inoperative. A warning tone also sounds. X
Have Speedtronic* and cruise control*
checked at a qualified specialist workshop .Cruise control
- - - km/h Cruise control
- - - km/h
A condition for activating cruise control*
has not been met. You have tried to store
a speed below 30 km/h, for example.
A
warning tone also sounds. X
If conditions permit, drive faster than
30 km/h and store the speed.
X Check the conditions for activating cruise con-
trol*:
R
ESP ®
must be activated .
R The parking brake must be released.
R In vehicles with automatic transmission*,
the selector lever must be in position D. Practical advice
* optional
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