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Applying th
ebrakes Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
J ABS and
ESP cur‐
rently
unavaila‐
ble See
Owner's
Manual G
Risk of accident
AB S(Anti-lock Brakin gSystem), ESP ®
(Electronic Stability
Program), BA S(Brake Ass ist), PRE-SAFE ®
,t he HOL Dfunction,
hill start assis tand ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are temporarily
not available .For example, the on-boar dvoltage ma ybeinsuf-
ficient. BAS PLUS (Brake Assist PLUS) and PRE-SAFE ®
Brake
may be inoperative as well .Ina ddition, the ä,å
and ! warning lamps light up in the instrumen tcluster.
ATTE NTION ASSIS Tisdeactiva ted.
The brak esystem continues to function normally, but without
the function slisted above. The wheels could therefore lock if
you brak ehard, for example.
X Drive on carefully.
If the display message disappears, the functions listed
above are available again.
If the display message continues to be displayed:
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. J AB
Sa nd
ESP inop‐
erative
See Own‐
er's Man‐
ual G
Ris
kofa ccident
ABS, ESP ®
,B AS ,PRE-SAFE ®
,t he HOL Dfunction, hill start
assis tand ESP ®
traile rstabilisatio nare not avail able due to a
malf unction. BAS PLUS and PRE-SAFE ®
Brake may als ohave
failed. In addition, the ä,åand! warning lamps
light up in the instrument cluster.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
The brake system continues to function normally, but without
the functions listed above. The wheels coul dtherefore lock if
you brake hard, for example.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aquali fieds pecialist workshop. Display messages
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ymessages Possible causes/consequences and
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J EB
D, ABS
and ESP
inopera‐
tiv eS ee
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Manual G
Risk of accident
EBD (Electronic Brake-for ceDistribution), ABS, ESP ®
,B AS,
PRE-SAFE ®
,t he HOL Dfunction ,hill start assist and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are no tavailab ledue to amalfunction. In
addition, the ä,åand! warning lamp sinthe
instrumen tcluster light up and awarning tone sounds.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
The brake system continue stofunction normally, but without
the functions listed above. The wheels coul dtherefore lock if
you brake hard, for example.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aquali fieds pecialist workshop immediately. J Release
parking
brake You are drivin
gwith the parkin gbrake engaged .Awarning
ton ealso sounds.
X Release th eparking brake. J Br
ake
immedi‐
ately Am
alfunction has occurred while the HOL Dfunction or DIS-
TRONI CPLUSisa ctive.
or
Vehicles with manual transmissio n:with the HOL Dfunction
activated, you have either:
R opened the driver' sdoor and released th eseat belt or
R switched off th eengineor
R opened th ebonnet
At one ma yalso sound at regular intervals. The ton ebecomes
louder if you attempt to lock the vehicle.
You can notstart the engine.
X Paying attention to the traffic situation, immediately
depress the brake peda lfirmly and hold until the display
message disappears.
X Prevent the vehicle from rolling away before you leave it
(Y page 153).
You can restart the engine. 216
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Displa
ymessages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
J Ch
eck
brake
fluid
level G
Risk of accident
There is insufficient brake fluid in the brake fluid reservoir. In
addition, the red Jwarning lamp in the instrumen tcluster
lights up and awarning tone sounds.
X Pul lover and stop th evehicle safely as soon as possible,
paying attention to road and traffic conditions. Do not con-
tinu edriving under any circumst ances.
X Engag ethe parkin gbrake.
X Cons ultaq ualified specialist worksho p.
X Do not top up the brake fluid. Thi swilln ot rectif ythe prob-
lem. # Check
brak
ewear Th
eb rake pa ds/linings have reach edthei rwearlimit.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Lights
i Display messages about LEDs:
This display message will only appear if all LEDs have failed. Displa
ymessages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
b Le
ft cor‐
nering
light
or
Right cor‐
nering
light Th
eleft or right-hand cornering light is faulty.
X Chec kwhether you ar epermitted to change the bulb your-
self (Y page 113).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b Left
dipped
beam
or
Right
dipped
beam The left or right-hand dipped-bea
mheadlam pisfaulty.
X Check whethe ryou ar epermitted to change the bulb your-
self (Y page 11 3).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Display messages
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ymessages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
b Tr
ailer
lef tt ail
lamp
or
Trailer
right
tai ll amp Th
eleftorr ight-han dtrailer tail lamp is faulty.
X Check whether you are permitted to change the bulb your-
self.
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b Trailer
left indi‐
cator
or
Trailer
right
indicator The left or right-han
dtrailer tur nsignal lamp is faulty.
X Check whether you are permitted to change the bulb your-
self.
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b Trailer
brak
elamp Th
et railer brak elamp is faulty.
X Check whether you are permitted to change the bulb your-
self.
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b Rear left
indicator
or
Rear
right
indicator The rear left-han
dorrear right-han dturns ignal is faulty.
X Check whether you are permitted to change the bulb your-
self (Y page 113).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b Front
left indi‐
cator
or
Front
right
indicator The front left-han
dorfront right-hand turn signal is faulty.
X Check whethe ryou ar epermitted to change the bulb your-
self (Y page 11 3).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b Left mir‐
ro
ri ndi‐
cator
or
Righ tmir‐
ror indi‐
cator Th
et urns ignal in the left-han dand/or right-han dexterior
mirro risfaulty.
X Check whethe ryou ar epermitted to change the bulb your-
self (Y page 113).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 218
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Displa
ymessages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
b Th
ird
brake lamp Th
et hird brakelamp is faulty.
X Chec kwhether you ar epermitted to change the bulb your-
self (Y page 113).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b Left-hand
tail lamp/
brak
elamp
or
Right-
hand tail
lamp/
brake lamp Th
eleft or right-hand brak elamp/tail lamp is faulty.
X Check whethe ryou ar epermitted to change the bulb your-
self (Y page 113).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b Left main
beam
or
Right
main beam The left or right-hand main beam is faulty.
X
Check whether you are permitted to change the bulb your-
self (Y page 113).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b Left
licence
plat
elamp
or
Right
licence
plate lamp Th
eleft or right-hand licence plate lam pisfaulty.
X Check whethe ryou ar epermitted to change the bulb your-
self (Y page 113).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b Left fog‐
lamp
or
Righ
tfog‐
lamp Th
eleft-hand or right-hand front foglam pisfaulty.
X Check whethe ryou ar epermitted to change the bulb your-
self (Y page 113).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b Rear left
foglamp
or
Rear
righ
tfog‐
lamp Th
eleft-hand or right-hand rear foglam pisfaulty.
X Check whethe ryou ar epermitted to change the bulb your-
self (Y page 113).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Display messages
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ymessages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
b Fr
ont
lef tp ark‐
ing lamp
or
Front
right
parking
lamp Th
ef ront leftorf rontright parking lamp is faul ty.
X Chec kwhether you ar epermitted to change the bulb your-
self (Y page 113).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b Left rev‐
ers. lamp
or
Righ
trev‐
ers. lamp Th
eleft or right-hand reversin glamp is faulty.
X Check whethe ryou ar epermitted to change the bulb your-
self (Y page 113).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b Left day‐
time driv‐
in
gl amp
or
Right day‐
time driv‐
ing lamp Th
eleft or right-hand daytime driving lam pisdefective.
X Check whether you are permitted to change the bulb your-
self (Y page 113).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Adaptive
Main-beam
Assist inopera‐
tive Adaptive Highbeam Assis
tisf aulty.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Adaptive
Main-beam
Assist currently
unavaila‐
bl
eS ee
Owner's
Manual Adaptive Highbea
mAssist is deactivate dand temporarily
inoperative, if:
R the windscreen is dirty in the camera's field of vision.
R visibility is impaired due to heavy rain, sno worfog.
X Clean the windscreen.
Adaptive Highbea mAssist is available again, if:
R the dir t(e.g. slush) drops away while the vehicle is in motion
R the system detect sthat the camera is fully operational
again.
The Adaptive Main-bea mAssist available again mes-
sage is displayed. b Active
Light Sys‐
tem inop‐
erative Th
ea ctive light function is faulty.
X Visi taq ualified specialist workshop. 220
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b In
tell.
Light Sys‐
tem inop‐
erative Th
eI ntel ligen tLight Syste misfaulty. The lights remain avail-
able without the Intelligent Light System.
X Visit aqualified special istworkshop. b Malfunc‐
tion See
Owner's
Manual The exterior lighting is faulty.
X
Visit aqualified special istworkshop. Vehicles with trailer tow hitch:
afuse may have blown.
X Check the fuses (Y page 293).
X If necessary, replace the blown fuse. Observe the warning
notes.
If the displa ymessage continues to be displayed:
X Visit aqualified special istworkshop. b AUTO
lights
inopera‐
tive The light sensor is faulty. Dipped-beam headlamps are
switched on.
X
Switch off the daytime driving lights in the on-board com-
puter (Y page 205).
X Switch the lights on and off using the light switch.
X Visit aqualified special istworkshop. b Switch
of
fl ights Th
elights are still switched on when you leave the vehicle. A
warnin gtone also sounds.
X Tur nthe light switc htoc. Display messages
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Engine
Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
+ To
pup
coolant
See Own‐
er' sM an‐
ual Th
ec oolant leve listoo low.
X Top up th ecoolant ,obser ving the warning note sbefore
doin gso( Ypage 261).
X If th ecoolant needs toppin gupmoreo ften than usual ,have
the engin ecoolant system checked at aqualified specialist
workshop. ? Co
olant
Sto pv ehi‐
cle
Switch
engine off Th
ec oolant is to ohot.
Aw arning ton ealso sounds.
X Pull ove rand sto pthe vehicle safel yand switch off the
engine ,payin gattentio ntoroad and traffic conditions.
X Make sure that the air supply to the radiator is not blocked,
e.g. by snow, slush or ice.
X Wait until the display message disappears befor erestar ting
the engine. Otherwise, there is arisk of engine damage.
X Pay attention to the coolant tempera turedisplay.
X If the temperature increases again, visit aqualified special-
ist worksho pimmediately. Th
ep oly-V-belt ma yhave torn.
X Pull over and stop the vehicle safely and switch off the
engine, paying attention to road and traffic conditions.
X Open the bonnet.
X Check whethe rthe poly-V-belt is tor n.
If the poly-V -belt is torn:
! do not continue driving. The engine could otherwise over-
heat.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop.
If the poly-V-belt is OK:
X Wait until the display messag edisappears before restarting
the engine. Otherwise, there is arisk of engine damage.
X Pay attention to the coolant tempera turedisplay.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 222
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