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0050
0050 Solutions DISTRONIC
PLUS currently
unavaila‐
ble See
Owner's
Manual
DISTRONIC PLUS* is deactivated and is temporarily not
operational if:
R theD ISTR ONIC PLUS* cover in th eradiato rgrille is dirty.
R thes ensor sinthebumpers are dirty.
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 itsf unction is impaire ddue to heav yrain or snow.
R thes ystem is outside th eoperating temperature range.
R theo n-bo ardv oltag eistoolow.
Aw arnin gtonea lso sounds.
DISTRONIC PLUS* is operational again and th edisplay mes-
sage 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. DISTRONIC
PLUS inopera‐
tive
DISTRONIC PLUS* is faulty. BA
SPLUS* and
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake *may also have failed. Awarning tone also
sounds.
X Visi taq ualified specialist workshop. DISTRONIC
PLUS suspended You have depressed th
eaccelerato rpedal. DISTRONIC
PLUS* is no longer controlling th espee doft hevehicle.
X Remove your foo tfromt heaccelerato rpedal. Display messages
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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 0083 G
Risk of accident
The bonne tisopen.Aw arnin gtonea lso sounds.
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible,
payin gattention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Clos ethe bonnet.
If th eactive bonne t(pedestrian protection )has been trig-
gered:
X Rese tthe bonne t(Ypage 256).
X Clos ethe bonnet. 0048 At leas
tone doo riso pen.Aw arnin gtonea lso sounds.
X Clos ethe doors. 004D ABS and
ESP cur‐
rently
unavaila‐
ble See
Owner's
Manual G
Risk of accident
AB S(Anti-l ockB raking System), ESP ®
(Electronic Stability
Program), BA S(Brak eA ssist) ,PRE-SAFE ®
,t he HOLD function,
hill start assist and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are temporarily
no ta vailable. The on-boar dvoltag emay, fo rexample, be
insufficient. BA SPLUS* (Brak eAssistP LUS) and PRE-
SAFE ®
Brake *may be inoperative as well. In addition ,the
00C6 ,00C7 and0031 warnin glamp sligh tupint heinstrument
cluster.
The brak esystem continues to function normally, but without
th ef unction slisted above. ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 004D ABS and
ESP inop‐
erative
See Own‐
er'
sM an‐
ual G
Risk of accident
ABS, ESP ®
,B AS ,PRE-SAFE ®
,t he HOLD function ,hill start
assist and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are no tavailable due to a
malfunction .BAS PLUS* and PRE-SAFE ®
Brake *may also
hav efailed. In addition ,the 00C6 ,00C7 and0031 warning
lamp sligh tupint heinstrumen tcluster.
The brak esystem continues to function normally, but without
th ef unction slisted above. ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Display
messages
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Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions 00F2 ESP inop‐
erative
See Own‐
er'
sM an‐
ual G
Risk of accident
ESP ®
,B AS ,PRE-SAFE ®
,t he HOLD function ,hill start assist
and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are no tavailable due to amal-
function .BAS PLUS* and PRE-SAFE ®
Brake *may also have
failed. In addition ,the 00C6 and00C7 warnin glamp sligh tup
in th einstrument cluster.
The brak esystem continues to function normally, but without
th ef unction slisted above. ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 0078 Check
trailer
hitch lock
G
Risk of accident
The trailer to whitch *isn otcorrectl yengaged. Awarnin gtone
also sounds.
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible,
payin gattention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Engage th eball couplin gintheendp osition (Y page 193). 00AF Attention
Assist:
Tim
ef or
ab reak? Based on specific criteria, ATTENTION ASSIST has deter-
mined that your concentration has waned. Awarnin gtone
also sounds.
X If necessary, tak eabreak.
Durin glon gjou rneys, tak eregular breaks in goo dtimesoy ou
get enough rest. 00AF Attention
Assist
inopera‐
tive ATTENTION ASSIST is inoperative.
X
Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 218
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