2010 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET warning light

Displa
ymessages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
J EB
D, ABS
and ESP
inopera‐
tiv eS ee
Owner's
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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Displa
ymessages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
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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Displa
ymessages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
Sp
eed
Limit
Assist: Unavaila‐
ble in
thi
sc oun‐
try Spee
dLimit Assist is onl yavailable in certain countries.
X Drive on.
Speed Limit Assist is avai lable again as soon as you drive
into acountry in which its use is approved. Speed
Limit
Assist inopera‐
tive Speed Limit Assist is faulty.
X
Visit aqualified special istworkshop. HOLD Off The HOLD function is deactivated. The vehicle is skidding or
ac
ondition for activation is no longer met when the brake
pedal is firmly depressed. Awarning ton ealso sounds.
X Reactivat ethe HOL Dfunction later. Ra
dars en‐
sor deactiva‐
ted See
Owner's
Manual Th
er adar sensor system is deactivated.
X Check whether or not the radar sensor system ma ybeacti-
vated (Y page324).
X Switch on the rada rsensor system (Y page 208). Rada
rsen‐
sor deactiva‐
ted
autom.
See Own‐
er's Man‐
ual Vehicles with
anavigation system: the vehicle is close to a
radio telescop efacility and may therefore not transmit any
radar signals .The radar sensor system has switched off auto-
matically.
When Blind Spot Assist is activated, the yellow 9indicator
lamps light up in the exterior mirrors.
The followin gfunctions are not available:
R DISTRONIC PLUS (Y page 160)
R BAS PLUS (Y page 56)
R PRE-SAFE ®
Brake (Y page 59)
R Blind Spot Assis t(Ypage 184)
X Drive on.
These functions are available again as soon as the vehicle
is far enough away from the radio telescope facility
(Y page 324). Display messages
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Warnin
gand indicator lamps in th einstrument cluster Applying th
ebrakes Problem Possible causes/consequence
sand M Solutions
J
The red brak
esystem
warning lamp comes on
while the vehicl eis
moving .Awarning tone
also so unds. Yo
ua re driving wit hthe parking brake enga ged.
X Releas ethe parking brake.
The warning lamp goes out and the warning ton eceases. J
The red brak
esystem
warning lamp comes on
while the engine is run-
ning. Awarning tone
also so unds. G
Risk of accident
There is insufficient brake fluid in the fluid reservoir.
X Pul lover and stop th evehicle safely as soon as possible, paying
attention to road and traffic conditions. Do not continue driv ing
unde rany circumstances.
X Engag ethe parking brake.
X Consult aqualified specialist worksho pimmediatel y.
X Obser ve theadditional display messages in the multifunction
display.
Do not top up the brak efluid. This wil lnot rectif ythe prob lem. Seat be
lt Problem Possible causes/consequence
sand M Solutions
7
The red seat belt warn-
ing lamp lights up for
six seconds after the
engine starts
39
. The seat belt warning lamp reminds the driver and fron
tpassenger
to fasten their seat belts.
X Fasten your seat belt (Y page 40).7
Af
ters tarting the
engine ,the red seat
belt warnin glamp lights
up. In addition, awarn-
ing tone sounds for up
to 6s econds. 39 G
Risk of inju
ry
The driver' sseat belt is not fastened.
X Fasten your seat belt (Y page 40).
The warning ton eceases. 39
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Problem Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
7
The red seat belt warn-
ing lam
plights up after
the engine starts, as
soon as the driver's or
the front-passenger
door is closed. G
Risk of injury
The driver or front passenger has not fastened their seat belt.
X Fasten your seat belt (Y page 40).
The warnin glamp goes out. G
Risk of injury
There are objects on the front-passenger seat.
X Remove the objects from the front-passenger seat and stow
them in asecur eplace.
The warnin glamp goes out. 7
The red seat belt warn-
ing lamp flashes and an
intermitten
taudible
warning sounds. G
Ris
kofi njury
The driver or fron tpassenger has not fastened their seat belt. At
th es am etime, yo uare dr ivingfaster than25k m/h or have briefly
driven faster than 25 km/h.
X Fasten your seat belt (Y page 40).
Th ew arning lamp goes out and the intermittent audible warning
ceases. G
Risk of injury
There are objects on the front-passenger seat. At the same time,
you are driving faster than 25 km/h or have briefly driven faster
than 25 km/h.
X Remove the objects from the front-passenger seat and stow
them in asecur eplace.
The warnin glamp goes out and the intermittent audible warning
ceases. Warnin
gand indicator lam psin th einstru ment cluster
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Safety systems
Problem Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
!
The yellow AB
Swarning
lamp is lit while the
engine is running. G
Risk of accident
ABS (Anti-lock Brake System) is deactivated due to afault. Other
systems, e.g. BAS (Brake Assist), BAS PLUS (Brake Assis tPlus),
ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Program), EBD (Electronic Brake-force
Distribution), PRE-SAFE ®
,P RE-SAFE ®
Brake, the HOLD function,
hill start assist, the adaptive brake lights and ESP ®
trailer stabili-
sation, are also deactivated.
The brake syste mcontinue stofunction normally, but without the
functions listed above. The wheel scould therefor elock if you
brake hard ,for example.
ATTENTION ASSIS Tisdeactivated.
X Observ ethe additiona ldisplay messages in the multifunction
display.
X Driv eonc arefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. äå!
The yellow ESP
®
and
ESP ®
OFF warning
lamps and the yellow
ABS warning lamp are
lit while the engine is
running. Awarning tone
also sounds. G
Risk of accident
EBD is faulty. Other systems, e.g. ABS ,BAS, BAS PLUS, ESP ®
,P RE-
SAFE ®
,P RE-SAFE ®
Brake, the HOL Dfunction ,hill start assist ,the
adaptive brake lights and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation, ar ealso not
available.
The brake system continues to func tion normally, but withou tthe
func tions listed above. The wheels coul dtherefore lock if you
brake hard, for example.
X Observ ethe additiona ldispla ymessages in the multifunction
display.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 238
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Problem Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
äå!
The yellow ESP
®
and
ESP ®
OFF warning
lamps and the yellow
AB Sw arning lamp are
lit while the engine is
running. G
Risk of accident
ABS and ESP ®
are faulty. Other systems, e.g. BAS ,BAS PLUS,
PRE-SAFE ®
,P RE-SAFE ®
Brake, the HOL Dfunction ,hill start assist,
th ea daptive brak elights and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation ,are also
not availabl edue to amalfunction.
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the
functions listed above. The wheels coul dtherefore lock if you
brake hard, for example.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
X Observ ethe additional display messages in the multifunction
display.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aquali fieds pecialist workshop. ä
The yellow ESP
®
warn-
ing lamp flashes while
the vehicle is in motion. G
Risk of accident
ESP ®
or tra ction contro lhas intervened because ther eisarisk of
skidding or at least one wheel has started to spin.
Cruise control or DISTRONIC PLU Sisd eactivated.
X Only depress the accelerator pedal as far as necessar ywhen
pulling away.
X Release the accelerator pedal while the vehicle is in motion.
X Adap tyour drivin gstyle to suit the road and weather conditions.
X Do not deactivate ESP ®
.
Exceptions: (Y page 57). å
The yellow ESP
®
OFF
warning lamp is lit while
the engine is running. G
Risk of accident
ESP ®
and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are deactivated .ESP ®
will not
stabilis ethe vehicle if it starts to skid or if awheel starts to spin.
X Reactivate ESP ®
.
Exceptions: (Y page 57).
X Adap tyour drivin gstyle to suit the road and weather conditio ns.
If ESP ®
cannot be activated:
X Have ESP ®
checked at aqualified specialist workshop. Warnin
gand indicator lam psin th einstru ment cluster
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