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Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions Run Flat
Indicator inopera‐
tive The tyr
epressur elossw arnin gsystem is faulty.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Check
tyr
ep res‐
sures then
restart
Run Flat
Indicator Ad
isplay message fo rthe tyrep ressur elossw arnin gsystem
was shown.
X Se tthe correc ttyrep ressur efor all tyres (Y page 186).
X Restart th etyrep ressur elossw arnin gsystem
(Y page 187). PRE-SAFE inopera‐
tiv
eS ee
Owner's
Manual G
Risk of injury
Importan tfunction sofPRE-SAFE ®
hav efailed. Al lother occu-
pan tsafet ysystems ,e.g.a irbags, remain available.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. PRE-SAFE Functions
currently
limited
See Own‐
er'
sM an‐
ual G
Risk of accident
The PRE-SAFE ®
Brake *istemporarily inoperative if
R theD ISTR ONIC PLUS* cover in th eradiato rgrille is dirty.
R thes ensor sinthebumpers are dirty.
R itsf unction is impaire ddue to heav yrain or snow.
R ther ada rsensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due
to electromagnetic radiation emitted by nearby TV or radio
station sorother source sofelectromagnetic radiation.
R thes ystem is outside th eoperating temperature range.
R theo n-bo ardv oltag eisinsufficient.
The PRE-SAFE ®
Brake *isoperational again and th edisplay
message disappear swhen
R thed irt( e.g. slush) drops away while you are driving.
R thes ystem detects that th esensor sare full yavailable
again.
R thes ystem is within th eoperating temperature range.
If th edisplay message continues to be displayed:
X Clean th eDISTR ONIC PLUS* cover in th eradiato rgrille
(Y page 202).
X Clean th ebumpers (Y page 202).
X Restart th eengine.
X Wait until th ebattery is charged sufficiently. 214
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Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050 Solutions PRE-SAFE Functions
limited
See Own‐
er'
sM an‐
ual G
Risk of accident
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake *isfaulty. BA SPLUS* or th edistanc ewarn-
in gs ignal may also hav efailed.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Radar sen‐
sor deactiva‐
ted See
Owner's
Manual
Vehicles wit
hDISTR ONIC PLUS* :the rada rsensor system is
deactivated.
X Chec kwhether th erada rsensor system may be activated
(Y page 304).
X Switc hont herada rsensor system (Y page 121). Radar sen‐
sor deactiva‐
ted
autom.
See Own‐
er'
sM an‐
ual Vehicles wit
hanavigation system* :the vehicl eisclose to a
radi otelescope facilit yand therefore may no ttransmit any
rada rsignals. The rada rsensor system has switched of fauto-
matically.
The following function sare unavailable:
R DISTRONIC PLUS* (Y page 125)
R BA SP LUS* (Y page 53)
R PRE-SAFE ®
Brake *(Ypage 56)
X Drive on.
These function sare available again as soo nasthevehicle
is far enough away from th eradi otelescope facility
(Y page 304). Child seat in wrong
position
See Own‐
er'
sM an‐
ual G
Risk of injury
Vehicles wit hautomati cchild seat recognition *onthe front-
passenger seat: the child seat is incorrectly positioned.
X Fit the child seat in the correc tposition. G
Risk of injury
Vehicles with automatic child seat recognition* on the front-
passenger seat: the child seat recognition sensor is faulty.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Cruise
control
and SPEED‐
TRONIC inopera‐
tive Cruise control and SPEEDTRONIC are malfunctioning.
Awarn-
ing tonea lso sounds.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Display messages
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Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions 0055 Lef
tc or‐
nering
light
or
Right cor‐
nering
light The left- or right-hand cornering lamp
*isfaulty.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 0055 Left
dipped
beam
or
Right
dipped
beam The left- or right-hand dipped-beam headlamp is faulty.
X
Halogen headlamp: replacethe bulb ( Ypage 260).
X Bi-xenon headlamp*: consultaqualified specialist work-
shop. 0055 Active
Light Sys‐
tem inop‐
erative
The active ligh
tfunction *isfaulty.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 0055 Trailer
lef
ti ndi‐
cator
or
Trailer
right
indic. The left- or right-hand trailer tur
nsignal lamp is faulty.
X Replac ethe bulb. 0055 Trailer
brake lamp The trailer brak
elamp is faulty.
X Replac ethe bulb. 0055 Trailer
lef
tt ail
lamp
or
Trailer
right
tai ll amp The left- or right-hand trailer tai
llamp is faulty.
X Replac ethe bulb. 0055 AUTO
lights
inopera‐
tive The ligh
tsensor is faulty.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 222
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Problem Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions 004D
The red brake
system warning
lamp comes on
while the vehicle
is moving. A
warning tone
also sounds. You are driving with the parking brake applied.
X
Release the parking brake.
The warning lamp goes out and the warning tone ceases. 004D
The red brake
system warning
lamp comes on
while the engine
is running. A
warning tone
also sounds. G
Risk of accident
There is insufficient brake fluid in the fluid reservoir.
X Pull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible, paying
attention to road and traffic conditions. Do not continue driving
under any circumstances.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop.
X Observe the additional messages in the multi-function display
(Y page 208).
Do not top up the brake fluid. This will not rectify the fault. 00AE
The red coolant
warning lamp
lights up while
the engine is
running and the
coolant temper-
ature gauge is at
the start of the
scale. The temperature sensor for the coolant temperature gauge is
faulty.
The coolant temperature is no longer being monitored. There is a
risk of engine damage if the coolant temperature is too high.
X
Pull over and stop the vehicle safely and switch off the engine,
paying attention to road and traffic conditions. Do not continue
driving under any circumstances.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. 234
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Automati
ctransmission* Problem Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions The transmission has
problem
sshifting gear. The transmission is losing oil.
X
Hav ethe transmission checke dataqualified specialist work-
sho pimmediately. The acceleration ability
is deteriorating.
The transmission no
longer changes gear. The transmission is in emergenc
ymode.
It is only possible to shif tinto second gear and revers egear.
X Stop th evehicle.
X Mov ethe transmission to position P.
X Turn th ekeyin th eignition to position 0(Y page 65 )orpress
th eS tart/Sto pbutton* repeatedly until all indicator lamp sin
th ei nstrumen tcluste rgoo ut.
X Wait at least 10 seconds before restarting th eengine.
X Mov ethe transmission to position Dor R.
If D is selected, th etransmission shifts into secondgear;ifRis
selected, th etransmission shifts int orevers egear.
X Hav ethe transmission checke dataqualified specialist work-
sho pimmediately. PARKTRONIC*
Problem Possible causes/consequences and
0050 0050Solutions Only th
ered segments
in th ePARKTRONIC
warning display are lit.
You also hear awarning
tone for approximately
two seconds.
PARKTRONI Cisdeacti-
vated after approx-
imately 20 seconds and
th ei ndicator lamp in
th eP ARKTRONI Cbut-
to nl ights up. PARKTRONI
Chas malfunctioned and has switched itself off.
X If problem spersist, hav ePARKTRONI Cchecked ataq ualified
specialist workshop. Only th
ered segments
in th ePARKTRONIC
warning display are lit.
PARKTRONI Cisdeacti-
vated after approx-
imately 20 seconds. The PARKTRONI
Csensor sare dirt yorthere is interference.
X Clean th ePARKTRONI Csensor s(Ypage 202).
X Switc hthe ignition bac kon. Troubleshooting
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Note
sont he technica ldata ............. 284
Genuine Mercedes-Benz parts .........284
Vehicle electronics ...........................284
Vehicle identification plates ............286
Service products and capacities .....287
Vehicle data, E200 CGI BlueEFFI-
CIENCY ............................................... 291
Vehicle data, E250 CGI BlueEFFI-
CIENCY ............................................... 292
Vehicle data, E350 ........................... 292
Vehicle data, E350 CGI BlueEFFI-
CIENCY ............................................... 293
Vehicle data, E500 ........................... 293
Vehicle data, E220 CDI BlueEFFI-
CIENCY ............................................... 294
Vehicle data, E250 CDI BlueEFFI-
CIENCY ............................................... 295
Vehicle data, E350 CDI BlueEFFI-
CIENCY ............................................... 296
Boot lid opening dimensions ...........296
Tyres and wheels .............................. 296
Trailer tow hitch* .............................. 303
24-GHz radar sensor system (coun-
tryo verview) ..................................... 304 283Technical data
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Note
sont he technica ldata
i Thet echnica ldataw asdetermine din
accordanc ewithECD irectives .All data
applie stothe vehicle' sstandard equip-
ment. Therefore, the data ma ydiffe rf or
vehicles with optional equipment. Yo ucan
obtai nfurthe rinformation fro ma
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
Yo uc an find the current technica ldataont he
Internet at: www.mercedes-benz.com Genuine Mercedes-Benz parts
Mercedes-Benz tests genuine parts and con-
version parts and accessories which have
been specifically approved for your vehicl efor
their reliability, safety and suitability. Despite
ongoing market research, Mercedes-Benz is
unabl etoe valuate other parts. Therefore,
Mercedes-Benz accepts no responsibility for
the us eofsuchp arts in Mercedes-Benz vehi-
cles, eve niftheyh aveb eenindependentl yor
officially approved.
In Germany and some other countries ,certain
parts ar eonlyo fficially approved for installa-
tio norm odificatio niftheyc ompl ywithl egal
requirements .All genuine Mercedes-Benz
parts mee tthisr equirement. Th euseof non-
approved parts ma yinvalidate the vehicle's
genera lope rating permit. This is the cas eif:
R the ycause achange of the vehicl etype
fro mt hatfor which the vehicle' sgeneral
operating permi twasgranted.
R other roa dusers could be endangered.
R the emission or noise level sareadversely
affected.
Th eu seof non-approved parts could affect
your vehicle' soperating safety .The refore,
Mercedes-Benz recommend sgenuine
Mercedes-Benz parts and conversio nparts
and accessories tha thaveb eena pproved for
your vehicle. H
Environmental note
Daimler also supplies reconditione dassem-
blie sand parts which ar eofthe same quality
as new parts. For these ,the same warranty
applie sasfor new parts.
Genuine Mercedes-Benz parts and approved
conversio nparts and accessories ar eavaila-
bl ef romM ercedes-Benz Service Centres.
There ,you can also receive advice abou ttech-
nica lmodifications and have the parts pro-
fessionall yfitted.
Alway sspecify the vehicl eide ntification num-
be ra nd engine numbe rwheno rdering genu-
ine Mercedes-Benz parts. Yo uwillf indt hese
numbers on your vehicle' side ntification
plates, for exampl e(Ypage 286). Vehicle electronics
Tamperin
gwitht he engine electron-
ics G
Ris
kofa ccident
Onl yhavew orkont he engine electronics and
relate dcomponents carried ou tataqualified
specialis tworkshop which ha sthe necessary
specialis tknowledg eand tools to carry out
the work required .Mercedes-Benz recom-
mends tha tyou useaM ercedes-Benz Service
Centre for thi spurpose .Inp articular, work
relevant to safety or on safety-relate dsys-
tems must be carried ou tataqualifie dspe-
cialist workshop .Otherwise, the vehicle’s
roadworthiness could be affected.
! Onlyhavew orkd oneont he engine elec-
tronics and its associated parts, such as
control units, sensors and connector leads,
carried ou tataqualifie dspecialis twork-
shop, e.g .aMercedes-Benz Service
Centre. Otherwise, vehicl ecomponents
ma yw earm oreq uickl yand your vehicle's
warranty and operating permi tmaybe inva-
lidated. 284
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ldata
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Trailer loads
Al
lm odels Permissibl
etrailer
load, unbraked 750 kg Al
lm odels Permissibl
etrailer
load, braked 71 1800 kg
Maximum drawbar
noseweight
72 75 kg
Permissibl
erear axl eloa dw hent owin gatrailer Coupé Cabriolet
Manual trans-
mission Automatic
transmission Manual trans-
mission Automatic
transmission E2
00 CGIBlueEFFI-
CIENCY 1130 kg 1135 kg 1190 kg 1205 kg
E2
50 CGIBlueEFFI-
CIENCY – 1140 kg – 1210 kg
E3
5073 – 1150 kg – 1230 kg
E3
50 CGIBlueEFFI-
CIENCY – 1155 kg – 1235 kg
E5
00 – 1170 kg – 1240 kg
E2
20 CDIBlueEFFI-
CIENCY 1155 kg 1160 kg 1225 kg 1235 kg
E2
50 CDIBlueEFFI-
CIENCY 1165 kg 1165 kg 1235 kg 1240 kg
E3
50 CDIBlueEFFI-
CIENCY – 1155 kg – 1235 kg
24-GHz radar sensor system (country
overview)
The 24 GHz rada rsensor system requires
separate approva lfor each country .When
yo ua redriving in acountry in which the radar
sensor system is not approved ,you must
deactivate the system using the on-board
compute r(Ypage 120) .The current country
overview can be obtained fro maMercedes-
Benz Service Centre. The rada
rsensor system is automatically
deactivated nea rradio telescop efacilities .If
Distroni cPlus* or PRE-SAFE ®
Brake* are
activated at thi spoint, acorresponding warn-
ing will appear in the multi-functio ndisplay to
tel lyou tha tthe rada rsen sor system is being
switched off .BAS PLUS* is also no longer
available. If the deactivatio ndoesn ot occur
automatically, yo umustd eactivate the radar
sensor system using the on-board computer
(Y page 120). 304
24-GHz radar sensor system (country overvie
w)Technica ldata
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